Monthly Archives: March 2018

TRAVEL: FOR WILDLIFE, SCUBA DIVING AND LIVING THE TROPICAL ISLAND DREAM, HEAD TO ZANZIBAR

March 23, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in adventure, Africa, Africa, tanzania, wild travels, wildlife · 2 Comments

Whoever said, “Blue and green should never be seen” should stop being so judgey and get to Zanzibar, stat. Wherever you look, there’s proof these colours are at their best when they’re working together – here, lush green jungle meets dazzling aqua sea meets deep blue sky. The wildlife is easy on the eye, […]

INTERVIEW: TIGER EXPERT DR SANJAY SHUKLA, ON WHY YOU NEED TO VISIT KANHA NATIONAL PARK, INDIA

March 9, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in Big Cats, India, tigers, travel, wildlife · 4 Comments

Madhya Pradesh’s wilderness areas inspired Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book – and it’s easy to see why Kanha National Park was a key influence. Its misted meadows and lush sal forests create the perfect setting for the real wildlife drama that unfolds here. And tigers have a starring role. While there are several well-known […]

IN PICTURES: IT’S ALL ABOUT BIG CATS THIS WORLD WILDLIFE DAY, 2018

March 3, 2018 · by rachelle mackintosh · in Big Cats, conservation, wildlife, wildlife news · Leave a comment

They’re the apex predators seriously threatened by poaching and shrinking habitats, yet few animals capture the imagination like the big cats. We put their image on everything from car company logos to footy jerseys – yet the reality of life for these sentient wildlings is so far removed from our everyday understanding that it takes […]

One of the blokes from the Chimbro pride

Humpback whale, off Manly Beach, Sydney. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Rescued elephant in Kapama Game Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa

Flying fish on a glassed out morning off Manly Beach

The beautiful Umajhola – wild, free and living the dream in Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India. Umajhola is one of the area’s least popular tigers as she’s never had a litter of her own and chooses to just live independently, doing her own thing.

Great White Shark surfacing near Gansbaai, South Africa

Solo langur pondering astrophysics in Bandhavgarh National Park, India. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Itty bitty elephant surrounded by his wild elders; Kapama, South Africa

Emu, snapped on the main street of Exmouth, Western Australia (on my wedding day!)

Wild, free and living the dream in Churchill, aka, Canada’s amazing sub-Arctic

Young one tucking into sedge; Great Bear Rainforest, Canada

Wild lorikeet trying to talk me into giving him a snack, Merimbula, NSW

One of 60,000 of the Dyer Island colony, Gansbaai, South Africa

African Fish Eagle, somewhere in Eastern South Africa

During the southbound migration, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches

Bison chilling in the -38C morning, Yukon Territory, Canada

Adult ele on his way to the Madikwe water hole

Grey Crane, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Curious humpback whale approaches the boat; Sydney’s northern beaches. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Lioness, Serengeti NP, Tanzania

Canadian Lynx, Yukon Territory, Canada

An adult polar bear approaches our tundra buggy, Churchill, Canada

Humpback shaking his thang, off the Northern Beaches. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Taking in the day’s last rays at Sydney Park, Newtown, Australia

Solid gold morning in Kanha National Park, India, with this young gentleman as he looked for breakfast

Bouncy juvie humpback partying off North Head, Sydney

Whoever came up with the name ‘common dolphin’ probably had never seen one – cos they’re pretty spectacular. Of Sydney, somewhere…

Playful calf coming over for a gander, somewhere off Sydney

Dhawajhandi the warrior tigress of Kanha. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Bleak but dramatic day on the cranky Tasman Sea

My favourite area of Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Pectoral waving away the day, somewhere between South Head an Maroubra

The wild rhino I notched/tagged in Madikwe alongside the Counter-Poaching Unit. May she have a long, safe life

Adult humpie bringing the drama, somewhere off Sydney. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com

Humpback bouncing around Sydney Heads at day’s end

Mono liiiife in Madikwe

Humpback putting on a show between Sydney Heads. *Please note, the copyright info displayed to the right is incorrect. This is 100% my image (Brendan is my friend who I bought the camera from, and I forgot to change the info on the camera itself – awks!) If you have any queries please contact me on rmackintosh@gmail.com