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.

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