MUMBAI: Animal Planet celebrates the wildlife of India this month with a series called ?India: Wild Encounters?.

From Ranthambhore to the Western Ghats, the series seeks encounters with India?s wildest and rarest animal species like the fabled Bengal Tiger, the wild dogs (dholes), the rare Asiatic Lion and many more. Viewers meet some fascinating people and track animals that make any visit to India such a rich experience. Travel with wildlife explorers - Jeff Corwin, Austin Stevens and Dave Salmoni as they set out on their adventures to learn more about the wild animals of the country.

The show airs every Sunday at 8 pm on Animal Planet. In the episode, ?Shola- India?s Jungle of Rain?, wildlife filmmaker Shekhar Dattatri captures the India?s ancient mountain range the Western Ghats - which is a hub of fire ants, elephants, pythons, giant squirrels and wild cattle.

Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, ?India?s Wild Dogs? travels to Khana National Park to follow the lives of unique pack of dogs ? the dholes who share the same jungle space as elephants. The series also covers the exotic stories on survival of black bear; the ibex and the snow leopard from the treacherous slopes of the world?s highest mountain range - the Himalayas.