WWF-India, MSO organized a nature camp to Satpuda National Park,Madhai range and Pachmarhi in the month of February, 2012. The camp was attended by 11 participants including WWF-India members, staff and other nature lovers.

List of sighting is as follows:

Flora:

1. Kamala tree, Shendri (Mallotus philippensis)

2. Tree fern (Cyathea dealbata)

3. Mango (Mangifera indica)

4. Vilayati Chinch (Pithecellobium dulce)

5. Babhul (Acacia nilotica)

Cat's tail

6. Karanj (Pongamia glabra)

7. Indian borage (Trichodesma indicum)

8. Euphorbia tirucalli

9. Shirish (Albizzia lebbeck)

10. Aginosus pendula

11. Pogostemon plectranthoides

12. Bhamburda (Blumea lacera)

13. Karvi (Carvia callosa)

14. Neel (Indigofera pulchella)

Loranthus spp

15. Sonaki (Senecio bombayensis)

16. Devdar (Pinus roxburghii)

17. Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria araucana)

18. Payar (Ficus arnottiana)

19. Silver Oak (Grevillea robusta)

20. Ain (Terminalia tomentosa)

21. Humb (Millusa tomentosa)

22. Khirani, Ryan (Manilkara hexandra)

23. Achar, Charoli (Buchanania latifolia)

24. East Indian Satinwood Choroxylon swietenia)

Phulzadu

25. Hopbush (Dodonaea viscose)

26. Honey Suckle Mistletoe, Bandgul (Dendrophthoe falcate)

27. Sal (Shorea robusta)

28. Maloo creeper (Bauhinia vahlii)

29. Wild jujube (Zizyphus rugosa)

30. Tiger Grass, Phulzadu (Thysanolaena maxima)

31. Elephant apple (Dillenia pentagyna)

32. Indian Gooseberry, Avla (Phyllanthus emblica)

33. Indian date palm (Phoenix sylvestris)

34. Axle wood tree (Anogeissus latifolia)

35. Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia parviflora)

36. Indian plum (Flacourtia indica)

37. Rhus parviflora

Drocera burmannii

38. Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis)

39. Haldu (Adina cordifolia)

40. Ceylon tea (Elaeodendron glaucum)

41. Indian olibanum tree (Boswellia serrata)

42. Sophora interrupta

43. Tropical sundew (Drosera burmannii)

44. Lavandula bipinnata

45. Anjan (Hardwickia binata)

46. Wax leaved climber (Cryptolepis buchanani)

47. Flemingia bracteata

48. Indian Sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus)

Jam

49. Lagerstroemia nano

50. Sida acuta

51. Dhaman (Grewia tilifolia)

52. Wild asparagus (Asparagus racemosus)

53. Wood apple, Bael (Aegle marmelos)

54. Indian butter tree (Bassia latifolia)

55. Red silk cotton tree (Bombax malabaricum)

56. East Indian ebony (Diospyros melanoxylon)

57. Java plum (Eugenia jambolana)

58. Gum karaya (Sterculia urens)

59. Teak wood tree (Tectona grandis)

60. Belliric myrobalan (Terminalia belerica)

61. Indian Laburnum (Cassia fistula)

62. Prickly Chaff-flower (Achyranthes aspera)

63. Banyan tree (Ficus bengalensis)

64. Country fig tree (Ficus glomerata)

 Fauna:

 Insects:

 Butterflies:

1.      Tailed Jay

Evening brown

2.      Common Mormon

3.      Common crow

4.      Yellow pansy

5.      Common jezebel

6.      Lemon pansy

7.      Sailer

8.      Wanderer

9.      Plain tiger

10.  Striped tiger

11.  Leopard

12.  Evening brown

13.  Lime

Other insects

1.      Water beetle
2.      Katydid
3.      Short horned grasshopper

Fire ants

4.      Fire ants
5.      Termites
6.      Shield bug
7.      Red silk cotton bug
8.      Cricket
9.      Honey bee
10.  Fig wasp
11. Antlion (larva)
12. Water strider
13. Carpenter bee
14. Ticks
15. Gall insects

Galls

 

Arachnids:

1.       Tunnel spider
2.       Crab spider

Reptiles:

1.            Fresh water Crocodiles
2.            Forest Calotes
3.            Garden lizard

Birds

1.      Cormorant
2.      Great Egret

Rufous treepie

3.      Grey Heron
4.      Painted stork
5.      Indian Pond-heron
6.      Asian Open-bill Stork
7.      Woolly Necked Stork
8.      Grey-headed canary flycatcher
9.      Glossy Ibis
10.  Large green barbet
11.  Pale-billed Flowerpecker
12.  Malabar grey hornbill
13.  Malabar pied hornbill
11.  Black shouldered Kite
12.  Green Bee-eater
13.  Coppersmith Barbet
14.  Barn Swallow
15.  Oriental magpie robin
16.  Grey Wagtail
17.  Long-legged buzzard
18.  Red-vented bulbul
19.  Blue Rock pigeon

Black redstart

20.  Marsh Harrier
21.  Malabar whistling thrush
22.  Black-rumped flameback Woodpeker
23.  Blossom-headed Parakeet
24.  White-throated Kingfisher
25.  Common Tailorbird
26.  Purple-rumped Sunbird
27.  House Sparrow
28.  Black Drongo
29.  Common Myna
30.  House crow
31.  Bar-headed goose
32.  Greater racket tailed drongo
33.  Black drongo
34.  Savanna nightjar
35.  Peregrine falcon
36.  Jungle owlet (?)
37.  Green bee-eater
38.  Blue winged leafbird

Open billed stark

39.  Red-wattled Lapwing
40.  Spotted dove
41.  Indian Roller
42.  Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse
43.  Jungle babbler
44.  Grey francolin?
45.  Grey-backed shrike
46.  Rufous treepie
47.  Grey-headed fish eagle
48.  Brown fish owl
49.  River tern
50.  Ashy Drongo
51.  Oriental Honey buzzard?
52.  Common Shelduck (Brahminy Duck)
53.  Long – billed vulture
54.  Jungle babbler
55.  Rose ringed Parakeet
56.  Crested serpent eagle
57.  Flycatcher? At rest house
58.  Little brown dove
59.  Yellow footed green pigeon
60.  Crow pheasant

Rhesus Macaque

61.  Pied Kingfisher
62.  Great Tit
63.  Brahminy starling
64.  Black Redstart
65.  Eurasian Golden Oriole
66.  Large billed crow
67.  Egyptian Vulture 

Mammals:

1.      Wild dogs
2.      Sloth bear
3.      Spotted Deer
4.      Sambhar Deer
5.      Black bugs
6.      Neelgai
7.      Giant squirrel

Sambar Deer

8.      Rhesus macaque
9.      Gaur
10.  Wild boar
11.  Indian Hare
12. Hanuman Langoor

Madhai is a pristine place. We hope that it won't get disturbed by excessive tourism.

For any queries related to WWF-India, MSO programmes, please feel to contact us on - 2207 8105 / 2207 1970 (Monday to Friday between 10am to 5.30pm)

WWF-India MSO is announcing a summer wild feast exclusively for Teenagers (Age Group 13-17) to the land of ‘Mogli’ i.e. Pench Tiger Reserve from 28^th May to 1^st June 2012. Refresh yourself before going back to school with a pack of Safaris to see direct wildlife, play nature games, do fun activities and so on…! Going by Duronto Express 12289 at 20.15 from CSTM to Nagpur will also be a memorable experience. Same train (Duronto 12290) lead us back to Mumbai on 1^st June but with new friends and with lots of clicks!! All this is only for Rs.8500/- for members and 9500/- for other nature enthusiast. So please book yourself before 24^th February, 2012. Contact Gauri or Shreya on 022-22071970 or 22078105.

Programme March – June 2012

Nature Walks

Participants are should carry water, brunch and cap. Binoculars and field guides are optional. Participants have to purchase their own entry tickets and bear transport expense unless specified. Contact 22078105 / 22071970 for registration.

 

March 4, Sunday – Horniman circle

Charges: Free for subscribers and Rs. 50/- for guests.

Meeting point: main entrance of the park

Time: 8.00 am sharp.

Carry water, packed brunch. Those who are interested should register their names with WWF-India Maharashtra State Office, Mumbai, on or before 1^st March, 2012.

 

April 15, Sunday – Hanging Garden

Charges: Free for subscriber and Rs. 50/- for non subscriber.

Meeting point: Main Gate of hanging Garden.             Registration: 12^th April, 2012

Time: 07.30am sharp

May 27, Sunday – Veer Mata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan (Zoo)  

Charges: Free for subscriber and Rs. 50/- for non subscriber. However all participants have to buy their own tickets. Charges would be approximately Rs. 5/- per person

Meeting point: Zoo Ticket counter

Last Date to register: 24^th May, 2012

Time: 09.00 am sharp

June 24, Sunday – Karnala

Charges: Rs. 750/- for a subscriber and Rs. 1000/- for a non-subscriber. This includes travel from Dadar station. to Dadar station.;  Breakfast, Lunch (All veg.); Forest entry ticket and resource person charges. Last date to register: 8^th June, 2012. Bus will leave at 06.30am from Dadar T.T.

                             Nature Camps

March 9 - 11 Nature Camp to Silvassa

A Nature camp is organised to the Silvassa, for subscribers and other nature lovers.

Camp charges – Rs.3750.00 for subscriber, Rs.4250.00 for non-subscriber.

The charges include food, travel (Private vehicle) and accommodation from Mumbai to Mumbai.

Meeting Point - Bus will leave from Dadar station at 06.30am

Registration is on first come first serve basis before February 17, 2012.

March 24-25 Nature Camp to Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary

A Nature camp is organised to the Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, for subscribers/donors/members and other nature lovers.

Camp charges – Rs.2500.00 for subscribers/donors/members, Rs.3500.00 for non-subscriber.

The charges include food, travel (Private vehicle) and accommodation from Mumbai to Mumbai.

Meeting Point - Bus will leave from Dadar station at 06.30am

Registration is on first come first serve basis before February 17, 2012.

 

April 28- 29, Nature Camp to Matheran

A Nature camp is organised to Matheran for subscribers and other nature lovers.

The camp cost is Rs. 1500/- for WWF-India subscribers/donors and Rs 2250/- for others. The camp cost includes food, travel and accommodation. Registration – 11^th April, 2012. For details please contact the WWF-India Maharashtra State Office, Mumbai.

May 13 –19, Nature Camp to the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP)

A Nature camp is organised to the Great Himalayan national Park for subscribers and other nature lovers.

GHNP is the most significant and biggest conservation unit in the Western Himalayas. The camp cost is Rs. 9500/- for WWF-India subscribers and Rs. 10,500/- for others. The camp cost includes food, travel and accommodation from Delhi to Delhi. Registration is on first come first serve basis. Confirm your participation before 2^nd April, 2012. For details please contact the WWF-India Maharashtra State Office, Mumbai.

Train tickets from Mumbai to Delhi and Back can be arranged by WWF-India at extra cost of Rs.1000/- can be provided (this cost includes tickets of Paschim Express Sleeper class). In this case – confirm your registration on or before 13^th February, 2012

June 2 - 6 Nature Camp to Ranthambore National Park

A Nature camp is organised to the Ranthambore National park for subscribers and other nature lovers.

Camp charges – Rs.8000/- for subscriber, Rs.9000/- for non-subscriber.

The charges include food, accommodation and travel from Mumbai to Mumbai.

Registration is on first come first serve basis before March 01, 2012.

Journey Details:

2^nd June: 12925 Paschim EXP from Bandra Terminus at 11.35am and reach Sawai Madhopur on 3^rd June at 03.48 am

5^th June: 12956 JP BCT Sup Fast from Sawai Madhopur at 04.00pm and reach Mumbai central (BCT) on 6^th June at 07.50am