Zimbabwe Wild Dogs

Hi folks,
Apologies for being quiet for a while.  I’ve been busy with all sorts of things which hasn’t given me much opportunity in front of the computer lately.  We’ve just started the annual carnivore spoor survey in the conservancy, which involves driving along sandy roads at c.15km per hour and recording any fresh carnivore tracks [...]

Hi folks,
We have some exciting news to report.  A new pack of three wild dogs has shown up in the south of the conservancy.  Rueben has once again proved his incredible skills as a tracker.  Faced with the seemingly impossible task of locating a small, un-collared pack of wild dogs across a range of hundreds [...]

Hi all,
Sorry I have been quiet recently; work here at the wild dog project has been very busy.  Unfortunately my time here in Africa has come to an end.  The experience with these wild dogs has been amazing!
I want to thank everyone who read and responded to my blogs.  To all who helped with the [...]

Hi folks,
We recently had an amazing opportunity to go to a spotted hyena den with some film makers on Malilangwe Conservancy – a wildlife area to the south of the Save Valley Conservancy.  The hyena clan was a large one with six 8-month old cubs who were wonderfully curious and playful.  It was a real [...]

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Just a very quick post to show you some pictures of African wild dog puppies at play.  These are pups from the first litter of the Bedford Pack; just over 3 months old when these photos were taken.  Sadly one of the litter disappeaered a few months ago, but the remaining 11 are still [...]

Hi folks,
I just wanted to send out another huge thank you from all of us at the wild dog team for all recent donations.  Rueben is extremely grateful for the milk powder I have bought him for his baby – when he next goes home, I’ll ask him to take some photos of the baby and [...]

Hi folks,
Just to deviate slightly from the theme of wild dogs for a minute… A couple of days ago we were in Gonarezhou National Park and stopped to look at a rock monitor lizard which had crossed the road.  As Rafael got out to see if he could find it, he heard a rustling in [...]

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Some good news to report today: we managed to dart and remove a snare from another wild dog a couple of days ago.  She was a beatuful female yearling in the Bedford Pack – tentatively named Hopalong beacuse of the snare wound under her front right leg which made her limp badly. 
Here’s a picture [...]