11.6.10
World Cup
Worked all day in the heat, at 5 I had the choice... going to see lions down at w7 or watching the first game of the world cup. I decided for the world cup (we are still world champions, so....), after 45 minutes of the bafana bafana match I decided to go to see the cats. Result? I was too late for the lions and missed the 2 goals of the match...
10.6.10
Carnivore project
All morning in camp, manteinance. At least I found a stunning grasshopper, resembling a dry leaf, probably of the genus Lobosceliana, very cool. 
Went for lunch with Raan and Kim, we had a meeting with the researcher that are starting the Ruaha carnivore project.
They are nice people full of enthusiasm, we talked a lot and we gave them many datas and pictures of the many prides of lions we have around. They didn't expect do many infos all in once but between all the guides there, Riaan and me we provided a wide amount of datas.
They are also very interested on the small research on wild dogs Malcolm, Daphne and me did some years ago, drawing id cards for around 40 of them, at least it will be useful to someone.
We divided loads of pictures into the various prides and explained the presumed boundaries, they were chuffed.
We will help them with datas on every sighting from now on.
They gave us a camera trap to be used by night time to get some record of nocturnals carnivores, and I am chuffed about that.
They are nice people full of enthusiasm, we talked a lot and we gave them many datas and pictures of the many prides of lions we have around. They didn't expect do many infos all in once but between all the guides there, Riaan and me we provided a wide amount of datas.
They are also very interested on the small research on wild dogs Malcolm, Daphne and me did some years ago, drawing id cards for around 40 of them, at least it will be useful to someone.
We divided loads of pictures into the various prides and explained the presumed boundaries, they were chuffed.
We will help them with datas on every sighting from now on.
They gave us a camera trap to be used by night time to get some record of nocturnals carnivores, and I am chuffed about that.
Kipunji pride on the way back, a bad bad tempered old female elephant charging over and over again and the first Combretum purpureiflorum in blossom.
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9.6.10
Mbagi pride is back
All day in camp, just a brief safari around 530, part of the training program, we had nice ellies at the river light was stunning, and we enjoyed them walking in tall grass and eating sedge in the sun .
We went on towards west and eventually with great joy we spotted the mbagi pride.
3 adult males, 4 adult females, 2 subadult males, 1 subadult female and 5 cubs were snoozing in the open area by the side of the forest, we heard them every night but it is actually the first time this season we see all of them together.
We went on towards west and eventually with great joy we spotted the mbagi pride.
3 adult males, 4 adult females, 2 subadult males, 1 subadult female and 5 cubs were snoozing in the open area by the side of the forest, we heard them every night but it is actually the first time this season we see all of them together.
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