Carnivore spoor survey
Category: Carnivores general, zimbabwe | Date: Oct 05 2009 | By: zimbabwewilddogs
Hi folks,
Just a quick post this time (and apologies but no photos!), as I am flat out with the carnivore spoor survey. We’ve been starting at 5:00 every day to get to the start of the transects in time for sunrise when we begin driving slowly along the roads. The trackers scan for spoor and we record any fresh carnivore tracks we see - however big or small.
We are finding a lot of evidence of lions and hyenas, supporting our belief that the populations of these two higher carnivores are increasing considerably in the conservancy. Good for their numbers but bad for wild dogs with whom they will compete for prey and even kill the pups…
Leopard numbers are good but we have seen virtually no sign of cheetah. I’ll let you know more when we’ve finished and got some firmer results. In the meantime, I just wanted to let you know why we are a bit quieter than normal here…
Back soon,
Rosemary
Tags: Carnivores, cheetah, hyena, leoards, lion, spoor, tracks, Wild Dogs, zimbabwe
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