Maningi Maphumi
Category: Uncategorized | Date: Mar 30 2008 | By: admin
(Plenty of wild dogs)
Howzit guys,
We are still going strong. One day last week, Reuben and Misheck found two packs in the same day!
One was an unidentified group of five dogs, but they wisely decided to stop tracking them when they started running into elephants in the thick bush.
The other pack we suspect to be the Saindota Pack (named after the river that runs through their range), but they were so wary that we couldn’t get close enough to take any pictures or even count them. Rascals!
People have really been great with calling in their sightings recently. I guess they can hear us on the radio when we’re following up their reports, and so know they aren’t wasting their time. It is a huge help to have all those extra eyes out there for us.
Gratuitous picture of elephants raiding crops.
I am moving to a house in the north today, which will help with getting to the dog sightings quicker. I’ll warn you in advance then, that my blogs may not be as frequent as before as I won’t have internet access there. Fear not though, Peter will be able to fill you in if I can’t.
A new member of our team, Rosemary, arrives from the UK next week as the project manager. She has already done much for the project, securing funding for VHF and GPS collars, among other things. No doubt she’ll be pressganged into writing a few blogs too, including an introduction.
Sarai zvakanaka,
Mike
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3 Responses to “Maningi Maphumi”
Paula, on 30 Mar 2008
Wait a minute here…aren’t you guys having an historic election out there? What’s happening Mike. We’re on the edges of our seats.
sheryl, washington dc, on 30 Mar 2008
Yes, the BBC News coverage was not heartening - widespread election corruption and people fearing the outcome. What’s going on?
s.
Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 30 Mar 2008
Oh Mike, mums the word. George Bush reads my emails…but you can tell us about your new house, does it have a generator? It will be good to hear from Peter again, he needs to be kept in line! Oh yes, the dog packs, you guys are on a roll. Always good to hear the dogs are skittish of creatures who walk upright! Hope the elles enjoyed their snack (yes, we love elles!).
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