Zimbabwe Wild Dogs

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Mar 26 2009 | By: zimbabwewilddogs

Hi guys,

Sorry to have disappeared off the radar for a while.  As seems to be the case fairly frequently here at the moment, internet has been down, so I havent been able to post a new blog.  Apologies. 

I’ve been in Harare for a few days and also went up to Hwange National Park to visit the wild dog project up there.  They are actually called ‘Painted Dog Conservation’ and do a fantastic job with environmental education and community awareness.  They are a much larger scale project than ours, but we can certainly learn a lot from them as we work on expanding the education component of our project.  Have a look at their website - it’s very impressive!

The dogs here are doing okay, although it seems that a few are missing.  I’m hoping it’s just that we didnt see them in the bushes, but certainly the last few times the packs have been seen, they seem to be one or two short…  We will keep trying to get a clear sighting so we can be sure which individuals are there, but it’s tricky with the bush as thick as it is.

I’m off into the field now, but I’ll be back with more news soon.

Cheers,

Rosemary