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Oct 11
2011
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Wild dogs maul impalaPosted by: scout in MBT - Conservancy Diary on Oct 11, 2011 Tagged in: Bushtops Daily Game Reports
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Head Scout’s daily report
Reporting date: 10.10.2011
We watched 4 subadult cheetah hunting impalas without success. Their frustration and disappointment was evident. It was getting dark and they did not manage to make a kill. About 100M away, Ferdinand sighted a pack of wild dogs. As usual they moved fast in the bushes. They were hunting running after a herd of Impala. They managed to kill one female which they mauled and ate fast. The pack of 18 were not shy at all. We watched them eat their kill just 20M away. The pups looked very healthy.
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Scouts on Duty (Patrol) |
Chemichemi |
Main Gate/Barrier |
Off Duty |
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| Daniel, Shuel, Tompoi,Yenko,Sito | Benson |
Lenkiroro and Salau |
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Patrol route |
Bravo 1: main gate,oloirien,kirok loirien, ntulele,chemchem, mlimani, to BT and main gate
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Bravo 2: Base camp to osinoni to oloropa, olgenchemi oyerata mlimani to BT and throughsafaricom and osinoni to basecamp.
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Livestock Movement in the Conservancy |
No livestock intrusion into the conservancy core area |
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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 and hot |
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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 |
20 |
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African Wild Cat Felis lybica |
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Banded mongoose Mungos mungo |
32 |
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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 |
145 |
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Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus |
4 |
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Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer |
15 |
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Cape hare Lepus capensis |
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Caracal Felis caracal |
2 |
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Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus |
4 |
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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 |
25 |
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Eland Taurotragus oryx |
18 |
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Grant’s Gazelle Gazella granti |
7 |
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Hedgehog Atelerix albiventris |
1 |
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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 |
24 |
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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 |
17 |
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Olive Baboon Papio anubis |
34 |
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Porcupine Hystrix cristata |
2 |
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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 |
28 |
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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 |
240 |
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