Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: > Hi Jayanand, > > Thanks for sharing your excellent images of these rare animals. I'm happy > to hear that the conservation measures are working. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > > On 5/2/2016 11:49 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > >> Barasingha, the southern, or hard ground sub species of the Indian Swamp >> Deer, is possibly the greatest success story of Indian conservation. >> Because of their magnificent antlers, and historic use as bush meat, the >> population had dwindled to around 60 individuals in Kanha National Park in >> the mid 1960s. From this low level, when active conservation commenced, >> there are around 600 in Kanha, and two more separate breeding populations >> have also been established in other parks with similar habitat, and the >> status has been reduced to "vulnerable" from "endangered" in the Red List. >> The growth in population is a slow business, as each doe only gives birth >> to a single fawn every year. To me, this deer, and not the tiger, is the >> greatest attraction in Kanha - with the added bonus that if you do find >> them (not too easy, especially the big antlered males, as there are so few >> in a huge area), you can photograph them in total peace, as every other >> tourist is hell bent on careering around the park in a mad search for the >> tiger, and scarcely gives a second glance to these unique animals, which >> are much rarer, and found nowhere else in the world: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7407.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7458.jpg.html >> >> From one of the rarest to the most common! I caught this herd of Chital, >> or >> Spotted Deer with a single shaft of light hitting them through the trees: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2305.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2319.jpg.html >> >> The majestic Indian Gaur is the largest species of wild cattle in the >> world, with the very biggest biggest tipping the scales at 1.5 metric >> tonnes. They are also mistakenly called the Indian Bison, as they are not >> bisons at all! >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7462.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7494.jpg.html >> >> Finally, a Sambhar Deer, a deer of forested areas, the largest in India, >> and the tiger's staple prey - this guy just popped his head out of a rock >> gully as we were passing. >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1231.jpg.html >> >> >> All taken with either the Nikon D4+300mm f4 with TC 1.4x, or Nikon D800E >> with 70-200mm f4. >> >> Please see LARGE! >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome >> >> Cheers >> >> Jayanand >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >