点评:The only attraction here is the opportunity to go into the forest (not into the denser zones of course) and possibly see wildlife in their natural surroundings – the lucky ones can even get to catch a glimpse of a Tiger or a Leopard, the more the luck, the longer will be the sighting. It is of course entirely a matter of chance, as no ranger can ever predict the likely movements of these big cats.
Since we had done all our bookings prior we did not face any hassles at the reception centre. Our check-in was easily done, although it took forever for no particular reason. Blame it on the lethargy and the apathy of the forest department staff handling these jobs.
Our jungle safari’s time slot was fixed. I checked if we could upgrade our vehicle to a private one. Since all safaris are booked prior and as everything is done online, the officials there said it would not be possible. The ticket for our safari was issued with seat numbers clearly marked, so as to quell any possible fighting that might arise over the preferred choice of seats.
The safari lasted about a bit over an hour’s time. The van drivers take the guests through the usual well-worn routes which they traverse multiple times daily, at dawn and dusk. There are no other guides or rangers or any other forest officials from the forest department accompanying the guests on these safaris. Therefore, the driver has the onerous task of doubling up as the safari party’s eyes and ears in spotting any wildlife. Given this humungous challenge, the only possibility of seeing any wildlife is if the animal or bird comes right in front of the van !!
The route where the safari vehicles are taken is through semi-dense foliage only in the periphery of the forest and not really into the interiors of the forest. So naturally, sightings are limited to the more common and often spotted animals and birds, rather than the elusive and rarely spotted big cats, which do not ever come closer to where man and machines abound.
Our sightings of birds include 2 rather large Owls, numerous Peacocks and Peahens, Babblers, Bee-Eaters and Kingfishers. We saw a Crested Serpent Eagle perched on a low and a White-Tailed Eagle.
As far as animals were concerned, there were plenty of Chitals (spotted Deer) and quite a few Sambars. It is very common to spot herds of Chital numbering 100 animals or even more, grazing peacefully. We saw a couple of Malabar Squirrels, and a herd of about 10 Bison foraging some 500 meters from where the safari vehicle stopped for the visitors to see those beasts. We were also quite lucky to see a herd of Elephants, complete with 3 adults and 3 claves and a lone Mongoose. Besides these animals, we saw great many troops of Bonnet Macaques and Hanuman Langurs which are all over the place.
翻译:这里唯一的吸引力是有机会进入森林(当然不是进入密集的区域),并可能在自然环境中看到野生动物——幸运的人甚至可以看到老虎或豹子,运气越好,看到的时间就越长。当然,这完全是一个机会问题,因为没有护林员能够预测这些大型猫科动物的可能行动。
由于我们事先已经完成了所有预订,因此在接待中心没有遇到任何麻烦。我们的登记很容易就完成了,尽管它无缘无故地花了很长时间。这要归咎于负责这些工作的林业部门工作人员的懒散和冷漠。
我们的丛林探险的时间段是固定的。我检查了我们是否可以将我们的车辆升级为私人车辆。由于所有探险活动都是提前预订的,而且一切都是在线完成的,那里的官员说这是不可能的。我们的探险活动门票上清楚地标明了座位号,以平息可能因选择首选座位而发生的任何争斗。
这次狩猎之旅持续了大约一个多小时。面包车司机每天在黎明和黄昏时分多次带着客人走上他们经常走的路线。在这次狩猎之旅中,没有其他导游、护林员或森林部门的其他森林官员陪同客人。因此,司机肩负着艰巨的任务,既要充当狩猎队的眼睛和耳朵,也要发现任何野生动物。面对这一巨大挑战,唯一能看到野生动物的可能性就是动物或鸟类正好出现在面包车前面!!
狩猎车辆行驶的路线是穿过森林边缘的半茂密树叶,而不是真正进入森林内部。因此,自然而然地,目击的动物仅限于更常见且经常被发现的动物和鸟类,而不是难以捉摸且很少被发现的大型猫科动物,它们从不靠近人类和机器聚集的地方。
我们看到的鸟类包括 2 只相当大的猫头鹰、许多孔雀和雌孔雀、鹪鹩、蜂虎和翠鸟。我们看到一只栖息在低处的凤头蛇雕和一只白尾鹰。
至于动物,有很多斑鹿 (梅花鹿) 和不少水鹿。看到 100 只或更多斑鹿群在安静地吃草是很常见的。我们看到了几只马拉巴尔松鼠,还有一群大约 10 头野牛在觅食,距离野生动物园车辆停下供游客观看这些野兽的地方约 500 米。我们还很幸运地看到了一群大象,其中包括 3 只成年大象和 3 只公象,以及一只孤独的猫鼬。除了这些动物之外,我们还看到了许多成群的帽猕猴和哈努曼叶猴,它们到处都是。