Hello all, This is going to be a fairly short post I’m afraid (although you may be relieved to hear that after the last one!) as there is not much new to report. The dogs are still being very elusive, although we find their spoor regularly. Unfortuately we cant always follow up on sightings as it is the hunting season here at the moment, and if there are hunters in the area where the dogs are, we cant go in to look for them in case we disturb the hunt. Frustrating but understandable! Our two newly collared dogs are doing well:
The picture at the top is the male from the Maera pack and the bottom picture is the Jacana pack female… These pictures also give you a good idea of how we individually identify wild dogs - look at the markings on each dog (especially the white patches). They are different on every individual, so can be used to tell who is who. The problem is matching the left hand side views with the right hand side views to get an identification database going! We are hoping to collar another pack in the south in the next week or so; I’ll keep you posted. Rosemary
3 Comments posted on "Still no new dens"
Paula on July 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 am
You should check out the penguin identification softaware that Seamus reported on Kilimanjaro lions blog - could be useful here
sheryl, washington dc on July 2nd, 2008 at 10:35 am
The lack of dens isn’t terribly good news, is it? They’re not making puppies. Do you have ideas about why they might not be breeding? s.
Egil on July 2nd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Nice shots! Oh, and Sheryl, I assume some of them are denning but they’ve just not located all the dens yet… Post a comment
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