Photo by Eric Kilby
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Some of the main attractions of the park are the Himalayan Stag and the Near Threatened Markhor.
Some of the main attractions of the park are the Himalayan Stag and the Near Threatened Markhor.
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Huge Himalayan Black bear Oct2nd
The flying bears of Dachigam :) :D
With the temperatures dipping in Kashmir most of the Himalayan Black Bears have proceeded for hibernation. One stray family was still seen gathering nutrition before they made the final dash for the season.
Tanmay Keshav Nice sighting :) how many individuals did you see in your time there?
Rajan R D Great sighting
Shabnam Siddiqui Actually most bears have left for the season. Just one family comprising of 3 adults and one cub remain, it seems. They were sighted after a gap of 2 weeks.
Of all the pictures of the Himalayan bear I took over 2 days this one is undoubtedly my favourite. This big fellow backed out when our naturalist came between us and him, but he did growl again asking us to get lost...which we immediately complied with.
What a sighting. Such amazing memories 😊
Sameer Vaid Super
A sneak peak into the world of Himalayan Black Bears from North India. Looks are deceptive is perfectly personified by these creatures - cuddly to look at with those innocent eyes, ferocious when they growl and / or charge. Fascinating either ways :D
Arkadev P Amazing! Some really nice photos there.. these look really big
Prasenjit Choudhury Great...
Shabnam Siddiqui Yes. They were huge Arkadev. As Prasenjit would also testify :)
He came. He saw. He charged. Presenting the truly wild Himlayan black bear.
Dachigam is a hidden jewel amongst the Himalayas. The only option for safaris is to walk it out. Not for the faint hearted!
Tanmay Keshav Awesome. I remember walking through the oak forest in Dachigam a couple of years back. Didn't see a bear, but it was so tense. This would have been some experience!
Rajan R D Wow..thats an incredible encounter
Shabnam Siddiqui Tanmay it was some experience for sure. One mock charge and one real. But thats how wild animals should be I guess.
Aditya Vaidya Superb!
Arun Ahuja wow, lovely!
Nishant Parekh Amazing!
Mohit Srinivasan Great stuff Shabnam!
Shabnam Siddiqui Thank you :)
D P Paul Excellent shot
Sameer Vaid Superb!
Most thrilling experience to witness Himalayan Black Bear in the wild... Thnx to Safarist, me & Ranjith from Safarist who joined for that trip.
The first time we saw the bear, it was at a distance. Maybe, it sensed our presence and moved back inside the forest. These bears love oak trees and come out to forage. We moved away and when we came back 30 mins later, the bear was sitting right on that spot! Face to face with a Himalayan black bear on foot - it is difficult to describe what we were feeling. Nazir Malik sir had instructed us before our trek to move without sound only when the bear was feeding and to click pictures only when the bear is looking at us. We simply followed his instructions and the bear carried on feeding, while exchanging glances every now and then. These are dangerous animals and with the experience of Nazir sir that we were able to react to the situation well.
Tanmay Keshav Wow.. this is amazing! Would love to see more from your trip.
Arjun Dhanraj Brilliant stuff. You must have been on foot.. what happened next?
Prasenjit Choudhury Thnxxxcc tanmay da will update soon
Prasenjit Choudhury Thanxx @arun...yup walking is the only option & tough to explain that moment...
Mohit Srinivasan Wow
Shabnam Siddiqui WOW! We will be going soon :)
Rajan R D Truly incredible and memorable moment
Vineet Kurien What a moment.. I am happy the photo came out well. Face to face and on foot.. not easy to keep calm!
Arun James Super !
Harshil D Wow.. killer! Congratulations Prasenjit and Ranjith. Would love to know more about the encounter
Santosh Verma Exhilarating experience
Gaurav Sinha Amazing
Prasenjit Choudhury Have added more details about the encounter
Sameer Vaid Superb
Pranad Patil WOW!!! Rare catch!!! Can you share in which month did you have the sighting?
Benjamin Thomas Stunning shot
Travelling to
Dachigam National Park
Start Date
30 Sep 2017
End Date
04 Oct 2017
Travelling from
Srinagar
Currently
3 travelers
Required
1 traveler
Explore the black bears and hangul at the Dachigam National Park.
Need to close the trip this weekend
Varun Mehta Best naturalist for Dachigam is Nazir Malik, try to get hold of him
Shabnam Siddiqui We already have him on board :)
Varun Mehta That's awesome. Would be great if you can post his contact.