Tales from the Bush is an amalgamation of stories, anecdotes and wildlife encounters, as witnessed by the Jehan Numa family in the Satpura landscape. Jehan Numa’s story in Satpura started in 2009 with Reni Pani Jungle Lodge and has continued till date with the addition of Bori Safari Lodge. The book encompasses contributions from the in-house field team led by Aly Rashid, lodge guests, and experts like Shivang Mehta, Pradip Krishen, Surya Ramachandran, David Raju and Sarosh Lodhi. The book features never-seen-before visuals of Satpura, which includes a chapter titled ‘Satpura After Dark’, where camera traps have captured the elusive nocturnal wildlife of the region.

Scroll down to see some of the amazing photographs from the book. Visit the Jehan Numa website to grab your copy of Tales from the Bush.

Tigress with cub in Satpura
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Satpura is a relatively new park for tourism. A lot of conservation work is still ongoing, which makes it extra special to see a growing tiger population! Photograph: Erwin DRose
Tiger hunting a gaur in Satpura
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Machli, the well-known tigress, is seen chasing down an Indian Gaur. Photograph: Sarosh Lodhi
Tiger with gaur kill in Satpura
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Satpura has an abundance of Indian Gaur and Sambar Deer. Unlike other Central Indian tiger habitats, where Spotted Deer are primary prey, in Satpura, tigers regularly make gaur and sambar kills. Seen here is the Fire-line Female pulling her prized kill to safety. Photograph: Erwin DRose
Wild Dogs hunting Spotted Deer
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Asiatic Wild Dogs or Dholes are prolific hunters and have strength in numbers. They are perfectly capable of hunting prey much larger than them in size. Photograph: Aly Rashid
Sloth Bear cubs riding on their mother
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The Sloth Bear is the only bear species in the world that carries its young on its back. Mothers will carry their cubs everywhere they go for almost six months. Photograph: Aly Rashid
Female Sloth Bear with cubs
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During peak summer, a Sloth Bear arrives with her cubs to quench their thirst at the watering hole in the Reni Pani Jungle Lodge campus. Photograph: Shivang Mehta Photography Team
Leopard at a watering hole in Satpura
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A leopard quenches her thirst at a watering hole, where numerous other species like the Indian Fruit Bat, Indian Scops-Owl, Indian Bullfrog and Small Indian Civet have been documented. Photograph: Shivang Mehta Photography Team
Leopard near Reni Pani Jungle Lodge Satpura
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Leopards are frequent visitors to the Reni Pani Jungle Lodge campus. Once the naturalists identified that a leopard was using the main gate to enter and exit the campus, camera traps were set up to try and capture this unique visual. It took three months to record this perfectly framed photograph of a leopard checking out from the lodge. Photograph: Shivang Mehta Photography Team
Rusty Spotted Cat in Satpura
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The Rusty Spotted Cat is the world’s smallest wild cat. Seeing one, let alone photographing one, is next to impossible due to its tiny size and strictly nocturnal habits. Photograph: Shivang Mehta
Satpura Leopard Gecko in Pachmarhi Cave
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The caves of Pachmarhi, some of which have rock paintings dating back to 40,000 years, are the perfect habitat for the Satpura Leopard Gecko. This rarely seen nocturnal lizard is an endemic species of the Satpura landscape. Photograph: Shivang Mehta