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Newsletter – November 2007

Published: 29 Jan 2008

At long last the rain have subdued and October has treated us to some Kidepo sunshine. The warmer weather has attracted large herds of elephants to the water logged areas in the valley below. The buffalo mud bath and the fresh water hole in front of the lodge have enticed a remarkable number of waterbuck, buffalo and zebra & hartebeest . The other day we counted 22 zebra fighting for a quick drink in a hot afternoon sun.

The Lions have been magnificent with common sightings of as many as eight in a sausage tree! Romance ran high with Winston and his new lioness, they stayed for 3 days in a big sausage tree over looking the river.

Quite a sight to see a 450lb male lion in a tree. Huge herds of Cape Buffalo have also been making their way back through the park, we counted easily over 1,300 buffalo! We had a confirmed sighting of a Denham’s Bustard, a huge bird similar to the Kori Bustard. Both these birds are on the Kidepo bird list but have not been seen for a while. We also had a very quick sighting of a Caracal, one of our smaller cat species.