{"id":13333,"date":"2017-07-10T07:01:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T07:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wildvoyager.info\/?p=13333"},"modified":"2023-12-08T07:38:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T07:38:18","slug":"leopard-hills-of-bera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wildvoyager.com\/dev\/blog\/leopard-hills-of-bera\/","title":{"rendered":"Leopard hills of Bera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are only a handful of places in the whole world where sighting of a Cat as elusive as a Leopard is a near certainty. At the first glance, the unassuming rocky hillocks in southern fringes of Rajasthan look the least like a wildlife sanctuary, leave alone giving a promise of Leopard sightings. As I travelled to this place and started scratching beyond the surface, things started becoming more evident about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildvoyager.com\/destination\/bera-and-jawai-leopards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bera<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For a seasoned safari goer in wildlife parks, the first thing that strikes about Bera is that there are no typical jeep safaris. Yes, jeeps and cars are used, but only to transport you to the point of sighting. The Leopards find their abodes in hillocks like the below, and typically you would sit on an opposite hillock to photograph them<\/p>\n<p>The Leopards typically sleep inside the hillocks in the day, and go out to hunt or change places in the night. Early mornings and late evenings are the best times when they come out in the open to give darshan to souls like us who keep waiting for them. The hunts typically include stray dogs and local cattle sometimes. One very interesting thing about Bera is that the peaceful co-existence of man and animal for last many decades. There has not been a single case of a Leopard killing human or locals killing Leopard in last many years, which is remarkable considering that the habitats of Leopards and humans are interspersed with each other. The hillocks are adjoining several small villages with human population and the Leopards even go to these villages to pick up Dogs etc, but have never attacked any human. There are multiple sighting points of Leopards discovered by the locals spread across an area of over 400 Sq Kms. These are some of my remarkable Leopard moments at Bera<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15585\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15585\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15585\" src=\"https:\/\/wildvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_7651.jpg\" alt=\"Flamingos in Jawai lake\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flamingos in Jawai lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15586\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15586\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15586\" src=\"https:\/\/wildvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/13415504_10156963710340117_3731440881374402202_o.jpg\" alt=\"Leopard cubs playing\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leopard cubs playing<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15587\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15587\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15587\" src=\"https:\/\/wildvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_5832.jpg\" alt=\"Leopard family in Bera\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leopard family in Bera<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15588\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15588\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15588\" src=\"https:\/\/wildvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_6812.jpg\" alt=\"Leopard in jawai hills\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leopard in jawai hills<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15589\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15589\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15589\" src=\"https:\/\/wildvoyager.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/DSC_5927.jpg\" alt=\"Mother and cub leopard\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-15589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mother and cub leopard<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Once you are done with your Leopards, this place boasts of a beautiful bird life also along the banks of Jawai Lake. Here are some of my encounters. Flamingos and other water birds are regular feature of the lake. There have been recent reports of some rarities like Sociable Lapwing in this region.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><em>If you loved reading this story, then subscribe to our blog <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildvoyager.com\/news-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> (it will ask to verify your email) to get inspiring travel stories and trivia delivered to your email. 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