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janv. 23
2012
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Painted Dogs ReturnPosted by: ranger in MBT - Conservancy Diary on Jan 23, 2012 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Head Scout’s daily report
Reporting date: 23.01.2012
One of our staff was driving to one of our scouts base in the morning and came across 'some strange dog-like animals' he said. He added that at first he thought they were hyenas. But they looked darker as opposed to hyenas which are more brownish with dark spots. Further more, hyenas are usually shy, taking off as soon as you approach them. But these painted dogs were brave and ran towards the car. He had to speed off.
Immediately he informed the scouts about his ordeal but the scouts already knew what the 'strange animals' were and informed me. When I heard this I was excited and inquired more about their location and pack size. I immediately went out to look for them. Luckily they were lying under the croton bushes. They had killed two impalas and had just finished eating and were resting. Peter, Martin and Ferdinand's guests all had the opportunity to see them. A rare sighting indeed.
It been over two weeks since they were last seen in the conservancy. We are so happy at their return!
To view the sighted animals table click the "Read more" button.
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Scouts on Duty (Patrol) |
Chemichemi |
Main Gate/Barrier |
Off Duty | |
| Benson, Shuel, John and Tony | Siito |
Daniel, Lenkiroro, Salau | ||
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Patrol route |
Bravo 1: Olorien, Kirok Loirien, Ntulele, Ngosso, Safaricom, Milimani, BT, Oerata.
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Bravo 2: Oloropa, Ntulele, Saltlick, Olgenchemi, Olmaroroi, Oerata, BT, Oriatu.
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Livestock Movement in the Conservancy |
None | |||
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Condition of wild animals |
Good | |||
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Condition of cattle |
- | |||
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Condition of vegetation |
Good | |||
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Weather condition |
Sunny, hot, dry | |||
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Water Supply |
Sufficient | |||
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Animals sighted |
No. of animals seen | |||
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African Civet Civettictis civetta |
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African Elephant Loxodonta africana |
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African Wild Cat Felis lybica |
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Banded mongoose Mungos mungo |
39 | |||
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Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis |
4 | |||
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Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis |
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Buchell’s Zebra Equus burchellii |
150 | |||
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Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus |
7 | |||
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Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer |
18 | |||
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Cape hare Lepus capensis |
42 | |||
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Caracal Felis caracal |
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Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus |
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Coke’s Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus |
8 | |||
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Common (Golden) Jackal |
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Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula |
20 | |||
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Eland Taurotragus oryx |
24 | |||
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Grant’s Gazelle Gazella granti |
7 | |||
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Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris |
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Honey Badger (Ratel) Mellivora capensis |
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Impala Aepyceros melampus |
780 | |||
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Kirk’s Dik Dik Madoqua kirkii |
26 | |||
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Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus |
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Large-spotted Genet Genetta tigrina |
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Leopard Panthera padus |
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Lesser Bushbaby Galago moholi |
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Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis |
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Lion Panthera leo |
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Maasai Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis |
14 | |||
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Olive Baboon Papio anubis |
75 | |||
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Porcupine Hystrix cristata |
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Rock Hyrax (Dassie) Heterohyrax brucei |
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Serval Felis serval |
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Side-striped Jackal Canis adustus |
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Silver-backed Jackal Canis mesomelas |
4 | |||
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Slender Mongoose Galerella sanguinea |
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Small-spotted Genet Genetta genetta |
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Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta |
2 | |||
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Striped Hyena Hyena hyena |
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Topi Damaliscus korrigum |
26 | |||
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Thompson’s Gazelle Gazella thomsoni |
60 | |||
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Warthog Phacochoerus eathiopicus |
12 | |||
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White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda |
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Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus |
170 | |||
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