wildlife

wildlife · forest

An Indian Rhinoceros that was possibly put paid to by poachers. Vets and forest department staff conduct a perfunctory post mortem in the field, using Nepali khukris and daos.

wildlife · birds

Men showing how this duck got snared and killed by being caught in a phanda or traditional trap set up to catch birds. The bird tries to eat the grain put in front of the trap.

birds · village

Local tribesmen are out hunting in the forests of Khonoma village, Nagaland. Khonoma village is the first green village in India (which is a bit of an irony!). They are in the field armed with bharua or muzzle loading guns.

wildlife · birds

A complicated forest-craft animal trap being made by village hunters in the thick rain forests of Nagaland in north-east India.

wildlife · forest

Dead poached Indian Rhinoceros lying on the ground with millions of maggots eating its decaying body. Even a few butterflies have joined in and sit around on the carcass.

wildlife

The elephant evokes a strong emotional reaction in India. Sadly, despite being venerated as a god and idolised on the big screen as man's best friend, the elephant is now in desperate straits in the wild due to poaching and loss of habitat.…

wildlife

Maggots eat entire elephants killed by poachers in India. The elephant evokes a strong emotional reaction in India.

wildlife · birds

Kids use a catapult to hunt the most endangered Black-necked Crane or Grus nigricollis and then they show off. This poor Black necked Crane was killed in Arunachal Pradesh.

wildlife · forest

Examining a dead elephant on the spot, Assam. The felling of a giant. The majestic elephants are the largest mammal on land yet they are peaceful and gentle creatures.

forest · wildlife

Poached venison from the forests of India. Barking Deer were killed by poachers to be sold as meat in the local markets in Nagaland.

farmland · wildlife

Man showing dead Whistling Teals caught by poachers in a phanda or noose. Men showing how this duck got snared and killed by being caught in a phanda or traditional trap set up to catch birds.

village · wildlife

Viewer discretion advised due to possible graphic content. Such is the level of human ignorance, cruelty and inconsideration for the rights of other living beings, and wildlife, that they would even stoop to such a level...

wildlife

Deer meat or venison being sold on the streets! The market-people pose for the camera in Senapati, Manipur, India.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.

Uttarakhand·wildlife

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs that acts as a shield.

Assam·wildlife · forest

The Indian star tortoise scientifically known as Geochelone elegans, belongs to a species of tortoise found in semi-arid grassland and scrub forest of India and Sri Lanka.

wildlife

Farmers planting jimikand in West Bengal. Basically, elephant foot yam is a subtropical and tropical crop which requires humid and warm climate conditions for its vegetative growth and cool and dry climate for its corn development.

farmland · wildlife

Workers prepare compost and soil from organic waste at a facility in West Bengal. Farmers of West Bengal prepare soil for cultivating jimikand which is better known as elephant foot yam in English, Elephant foot yam grows well in rich red-l…

industry · architecture

A large building construction at work behind the Malviya Nagar metro station facing the busy street brimming with cars.