TadobaAndhari Tiger Reserve topped the chart with primary 59 sightings of tigers including cubs in core zone and 39 sightings of tigers and their cubs in buffer zone. Waterhole census was successful in TATR. "With clear sky and good moonlight there was bumper sighting across nearly all waterholes," said field director, TATR, GP Garad. Officials in TATR informed that there were 23 tiger sightings including cubs in Taodba range, 18 sightings in Moharli (core) and 9 sightings in Kolsa range. Primary reports state the sighting of 18 leopards in core zone during the census.

Similarly, direct sighting of 25 of adult tigers, 14 tiger cubs and 12 leopards were reported from six ranges in TATR buffer zone. Officials informed that seven tiger sightings, two cubs and two leopards were reported in Mul range, similarly 4 tigers, 2 cubs and 3 leopards were seen in Shivni range. Volunteers in Khadsangi range reported six tiger sighting, two cubs and a leopard. A tiger and a leopard was seen in Chandrapur (buffer) range, while Palsagon range reported three tiger and two leopard sightings. Moharli (buffer) range witnessed six visits of adult tigers, two cubs and three leopards, deputy director, TATR (buffer), GajendraNarvane told.

There were reports of 45 direct tiger sightings in Pench and three wildlife sanctuaries under it. Field director, Pench Tiger Reserve, MS Reddy informed that 25 tiger sightings apart from 12 leopard and 13 sloth bears were reported from machans during the census in pench tiger reserve. He informed that four tigers, two leopards and 13 bears were sighted at waterholes in Bor wildlife sanctuary. Similarly primary reports from UmredKarandla wildlife sanctuary holds the sighting of 13 tigers and 4 leopards. Volunteers at Tipeshwar sanctuary have reported the sighting of four tigers, two leopards and seven sloth bears during the census.

There was some trouble in Navegaon-Nagzira tiger reserves due to rains and an accident of machan snapping during the census exercise. We had initial trouble due to sudden rains earlier on Saturday afternoon. We had to clear the roads blocked by fallen trees. Later there was incident of breaking of a machan in Navegaon, in which a volunteer sustained some injuries. Thankfully we had doctors in our backup teams. The injured volunteer was provided immediate medical help and was rescued from the place, said field director, NNTR, RavikantGovekar.

He though held that volunteers at Umarzhari waterhole at New Nagzira had reported of tiger sighting earlier on Saturday evening, but held that figures of census were yet to compiled. He maintained that there was good feedback from volunteers and despite minor troubles, the census was successful.

Honarary wildlife warden, Bhandara, SawanBhahekar, who looked after team of over 35 volunteers in corridor area of NNTR buffer zone informed that there was sighting of two leopards at Jambdi block. Repeated drizzle and cloudy weather however posed repeated hurdles. Having learnt from experience, we were prepared for rainfall this time. All the volunteers had taken the gears to deal with downpour at their machans. We had even advised parking of volunteers' vehicles at few hundred meters from machans, so when it rained heavily they took shelter in their vehicle, Bahekar said.

Field director, Melghat tiger reserve, Dinesh Tyagi held that there was good feed back from volunteers over machan census in MTR. Weather was clear and cool, and night was bright with moon light. Volunteers, some of whom have come from distance places, enjoyed the census exercise, he said. He however held that census figures will be available in couple of days. Wildlife activist Yadav Tarte however claimed that there were initial reports of four tigers sightings in two ranges of MTR. Three tigers were sighted in Dhakna range, while a tiger sighting was reported in Chikaldara range in MTR, he told.