The Call of Kabini
These unusual noises are not only understood by fauna but also by those who live in tune with mother nature, like tribals, forest officials, and naturalists. A movement of their heads, high concentration, eerie silence, are all keynotes to find the rarely-spotted big cat during a safari or trek.
Kabini rests on the eastern lap of the Western Ghats, belonging to Nagarhole National Park on the banks of the River Kabini. Lake Kabini, with an area of 24 sq.km, was formed after the construction of the Kabini Irrigation Dam. The Nilgiris Biosphere is enlisted by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage Site that houses uniquely rich flora and fauna.
No other wildlife tourist destination in South India offers such incredible probabilities of animal sightings. A usual two-hour-long Kabini boat safari covers around 27 km. 'According to the recent estimation, there are 149 tigers. Leopards are more than 200, and we can't say exactly how many elephants' says Sarath Ramesh, a naturalist who works with Evolve Back Kabini, a resort on the eastern shoreline of Lake Kabini. These wild cats thrive amidst herds of Indian gaurs, antelopes, deer, monkeys, squirrels, and more.
The 245 species of birds enrich the fauna of the forests. Indian rollers, bluish-striped birds, are the official bird of Karnataka and easily spotted. When Vishnu Sadan, an ornithologist and naturalist with Evolve Back Kabini, saw a Green Pigeon dart away, his eyes accidentally fell upon a Tiger cub on the shore, nestled in the shadows. Sadan, escorting a small group of tourists, ecstatically said, 'It was as if the green pigeon was bringing the tiger cub before my eyes so I could point it out to my fellow travellers'.
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