Asilia Camp Sightings for the past week

Hi everybody, the camps had some great and exiting sightings this past week, here you can read all about it, it is good for all the camp, and Arusha based guides to read the wildlife reports so that you know what is happening in the bush and what people are seeing and where. If you are on safari and you have guests on your vehicle that are going onto some of our other properties and they ask "what will or can wee see there", then you can tell them based on the wildlife reports from the camps what they might be able to see. Here we go!

THE SAYARI WILDLIFE REPORT

           This week’s wildlife perspective! The sites were magnificent as usual with little difference, the lion pride seemed to be doing great with the area {LAMAI} we had A Pride of different cub litters which were unstable to count but roughfly estimation was about 24 in general including 2 big males. Breeding herd of elephant and Buffalos.A lot of Yellow- throated long clow,Whitewinged widowbirds HarlequinQual and Jackson Widowbirds. Alot of Zebras,Topis,Thomson gazelles. We herd a rain on 25/06/2011.evening for 45 minutes.

The most facsinating thing was a little cub playing with his father’s manes and tail, which seemed to be enjoyable for both of them.

We also happened to spot a black Rhino around ikunga circuit one male,female and calf

Well, the migration is still an ambiguos subject in a moment, they are still on a move and majority are arround Lobo and Bologonja.

The highlite of the week was a lot games arround the camp Hippos,Hyaenas the guest were so glad to see all of this staff. At old sayari have seen breeding herd of elephant along the mara river, Wagakuria seen Korongo la hewa pride, one male and 4 females sitting on copjes.                                         

Looking foward for the amazing report next week.

Olivers Camp Wildlife Report

This weeks has been good for lions. 8 were spotted close to Silale ( 4 males and 4 females). Another lioness was seen with a cub. She had been stalking a young zebra. Unfortunately the youngster interfered in the hunt and the zebra managed to escape. Guests had also seen a lioness being forced up a tree by elephants.

Elephants are plentiful as always. On some of the walks we have seen anything from 4 to 30 elephants, especially south of camp. One time we were watching a bachelor herd of males with one really old guy. The males were pushing each other around constantly only to be silenced by the big bull. Most of the herds however are still very much on edge and if they catch scent of you will quickly disapear into the thicket.

On one walk we were watching a breeding herd of about 8 elephants. We were just down wind of them and the adults had not caught scent or sight of us. A young 4 year old appeared out of the bushes on the right quite far away from the rest of the herd. He immediately smelled us and gave out silent alarm call to the rest of herd. All the females immediately ran to his aid and made a protective barrier around him.

The giraffe are still hanging around Oliver’s and we often bump into the same two on the flood plains. Big herds of buffalo are along the swamps and cheetah have been spotted at the northern part of Silale.

The hyenas and the especially the honey badgers have been very active around camp and have been digging around the tents and drinking from the showers and the bird baths.

Olakira Wildlife Report

This week the game has been fantastic again we had a good rain on Friday it cool down the temperature and the grass slightly turning back to green.

The herd of zebra they moved away from the plain area around the camp they have came back.

Very interesting thing is the big herd of  Migration is approaching the Mara River at Nyamalumbwa area on very smooth move they are grazing and scattered all over the area. Hope within 4 to 5 days they may cross the river

Special games.

·         Mama Julie rhino and her baby have been seen around for whole week and bull have been sported all around Bolongoja river and on the way to Nyamalumbwa.

·         The resided  Cheetah Mark around the camp area not sported tis week but one cheetah sport on at lamai  on the termite hill.

·         The Mr. & Mrs. Jumanne Leopard with cab no luck at this week but one leopard  has been sported at  Sand river.

·         It has been raining  on the east up hill  and Masai Mara the Mara river has plenty water and it’s not easy cross  to lamai.

·         An usual death of 8 zebra on the way to Nyamalumbwa has been experience in the same area on  Friday we inform Tanapa they came to investigate, we thought they may be poachers but not. The preliminary investigation seem like attack by black mamba.We are waiting the vet may come to investigate.

·         For two day consecutive we were are hearing leopard and lion sound at night not very far. 

·         The head of elephant have been wondering around mama Kent valley with babies.

·         Lemai and Sand river pride of Lions  lamai have been sported at this week before river get overflow the bridge.

·         We had a two  incident of Puff adder sported  around staff area 1st was sported between staff tent and guide tent in the morning the birds shows  us and second was in the   staff  canteen under the TV table, I worn tha staff to be aware. 

Dunia Wildlife Report

For the past three days dunia camp experinced heavy rain start at evening since then we had big “huge” herds of buffalo may be thousand of them at the front face of dunia camp.

 Group of elephants has been visiting the camp for almost a week which cause guests to be escotted by vehicle in most cases. A lot of accacia tree sorrounded the camp has been broken down by these elephants. Currently, big heards of migration are on western corridor hearding to the nothern circuit!

 Game drive is more exciting, seronera has become the country side of leopards and hundreds of lions with cubs, bad lucky for the gazelles killed about three to five on average per day.

Yesterday (black rhino) mama serengeti was spoted around moru kopjes with a very young baby roughly two months old, we’re about to name the baby “Patena”

 Lions rouring around the camp every day has been another exiting experience. Askari spoted a lion patrolling within a camp two days ago , in the morning we spot a very big foot print close to tent 4.

Hope to have another interesting week!

Welcome to Dunia Camp

Ubuntu Wildlife Report

Although Ubuntu is not yet open, here is some great sounds that they hear in camp at night while building, which gives an idea of whats around.

Elephant
Lion
Leopard (every night)
Hyena
Zebra
Scoops owls
Day time sightings
Elephant 30m from camp

I trust u all understand we have not gone and looked for them.. They have to come to us at the moment as we build Ubuntu.

Well done everybody, this is awesome wildlife, tune in next week for more camp news!!