Vibrant forest are key our conservancy and, central Indian Carnivores which depend on camouflage and stealth to bring down large prey often hunt in these forests. These restored deciduous forest provide grazing areas to a wide range of herbivores, including Gaur, Spotted deer and Nilgai (Bluebull). With more than a million indigenous trees that have been planted over the decades, further helping to retain the monsoon rains. this habitat provides nesting sites to summer and winter migrant birds. Summer migrant, the Indian Pitta, the ground feeding Orange Headed Thrush, Asian Paradise Flycatcher as well as other flycatchers and can often be seen in these forests. Above: A sub-adult cub of the Chichghat Valley Tigress investigates a camera trap.

The Tiger Cubs of Chichghat

Sibling behaviour in tigers becomes aggressive as they grow up. Often hunting together, the hierarchy and dominance starts showing early. These two Cubs of the Chichghat Valley Female, CG5 and CG6 have just made their first kill on their own and is the final time they will spend together before going their independent ways. This is the third generation of tiger cubs being born and brought up in the Chichghat Valley.

Leopard (Panthera pardus)

This female leopard is a resident of the Chichghat Valley, born and brought up here by her mother four year ago, she know the habitat well. A solitary animal of the bush and an agile climber, she is often know to stalk prey from bamboo bushes.
A black form, in which the ground colour as well as the spots is black, is widely known as the black panther; Black panthers  have excess black pigments, but their typical spotted markings are also present.

The Dholes of Chichghat

This is the smaller pack of Wild Dogs in the Chichghat Valley having 8 dogs. A splinter group from the larger pack of Wild Dogs numbering 16, it is the largest pack in the Tiger Reserve.
The first time that we have both the packs of Dholes, denning the Chichghat Valley having 3 pups and 5 pups respectively. Denning causes the dhole pack to localize close to the den.
The Dhole, a highly social animal, living in large clans without rigid dominance hierarchies and may contain multiple breeding females.