28 SANCTUARY ASIA, 2017 NOVEMBERGAURAV SHIRODKARA domestic dog chases
after the rare and endangered
Black-necked Crane in
Ladakh, Kashmir.
By Shoaib Ahmed Shawl, 15
The mighty Matkasur enthralls
safari-goers at the Tadoba
Andhari Tiger Reserve.
By Abhaya Shukla,16PPink forest crabink forest crabIt
is found scuttling about in the dense
forests of the Western Ghats. It is also
known to climb trees.A pair of Steppe
Eagles settle a quarrel
mid-air in Pune.
By Niraj Munot, 17A northern plains langur
pauses a while on a
railway track at the
Pipariya plantation
at the Bandhavgarh
Tiger Reserve.
By Alijah Mohammad, 21
A pair of Chestnut-
headed Bee-eaters keep a
lookout for their quarry at
the Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
By Abhaya Shukla, 16SANCTUARY ASIA, 2017 JANUARY 28A striped pierrot butterfl y
fi nds refuge from the rain
on a plant stalk at the
Achanakmar Tiger Reserve.
By Aayushi Lal, 1928 SANCTUARY ASIA, 2017 NOVEMBER