Shared ground.

11 photographs of wildlife living alongside us: jackals among the fishing boats, a gaur grazing above a hill town, an elephant under the power lines. The title comes from “Shared Ground”, the frame that placed at the Kerala State Wildlife Photography Award 2026.

Asian Elephant tusker on the shore as a tourist boat passes

Elephas maximus

Ref. ELE-24

Gaur grazing on a hillside above a hill town and a roadside garbage dump, Kotagiri, Tamil Nadu

Bos gaurus

Ref. SG-01

Asian Elephant standing in a power-line corridor cut through the forest, Kabini, Karnataka

Elephas maximus

Ref. SG-02

“Shared Ground” — two golden jackals on a painted rock with kites overhead — Kerala State Wildlife Photography Award 2026, Palakkad, Kerala

“Shared Ground” · Kerala State Award

2026

Golden Jackal pair watching from coastal scrub in front of fishing boats, Ponnani, Kerala

Canis aureus

Ref. SG-03

Greater Flamingo flying past a church spire, Puthalam, Kanyakumari

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Ref. SG-04

Greater Flamingo flock feeding in a working salt pan below coconut palms, Puthalam, Kanyakumari

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Ref. SG-06

Bonnet Macaque juvenile holding a discarded plastic bottle

Macaca radiata

Ref. AB-13

Indian Peafowl perched on a power pylon

Pavo cristatus

Ref. SS-01

Whiskered Tern diving over misty grassland below a high-rise, Puzhakkal, Thrissur

Chlidonias hybrida

Ref. SG-07

Golden Jackal resting on a dune above a fishing harbour, Ponnani, Kerala

Canis aureus

Ref. SG-05

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