Monday, September 18, 2017
We were up again at 5:00AM, coffee in the common area tent at 5:30AM and then off on our
game drive at 6:00AM with Kay.
We saw Vultures high in a dead tree at dawn which looked a little spooky.
We were out looking for a Leopard again when we spotted a Heart Beast among the Thompson Gazelles. Heart Beast have a black shaped heart on their nose.
We saw two female Impalas scampering nearby.
We saw a covey of Helmet Guinea Fowls with blue heads.
We saw three Reed Bucks which looked like Impalas but are not.
Beautiful movement of a giraffe.
A pride of 11 female lions were nearby referred to as a Dik Dik Pride were all sleeping.
Kay told us hunting was banned in 1977 but poaching remained a problem. Then the Government allowed
the Park Rangers to shoot anyone on sight who left the park with animal remains.
In 2013, 7 former Park Ranger employees were thought to have killed an elephant. The 7 (6 men and 1 woman) were warned to stop their activities. Then at 6:00PM one night the 7 entered the park and were seen leaving very early the next morning. They had killed a Rhino. The Rangers and Government officials tracked their cell phone use and location and when they found the seven they killed all seven of them on sight.
Kay is part of the Maasai tribe. The Great Plains Conservation area is owned by 277 Maasai families who have moved from the park but still cross their land with their cows and sheep.
They rent the land to ten safari camps located in the Park and the revenue from the rentals goes to pay for the medical and education expense of the Maasai people.
Maasai feel they own every cow in the world no matter where the cows are located.
Crossing a riverbed, we saw a Korchen Goose.
In 2013, 7 former Park Ranger employees were thought to have killed an elephant. The 7 (6 men and 1 woman) were warned to stop their activities. Then at 6:00PM one night the 7 entered the park and were seen leaving very early the next morning. They had killed a Rhino. The Rangers and Government officials tracked their cell phone use and location and when they found the seven they killed all seven of them on sight.
Kay is part of the Maasai tribe. The Great Plains Conservation area is owned by 277 Maasai families who have moved from the park but still cross their land with their cows and sheep.
They rent the land to ten safari camps located in the Park and the revenue from the rentals goes to pay for the medical and education expense of the Maasai people.
Maasai feel they own every cow in the world no matter where the cows are located.
Crossing a riverbed, we saw a Korchen Goose.
A flock of Egyptian geese flew over as we crossed the river stream.
We saw a large herd of Impala where one male leads the group until another male comes along and kicks him out.
We saw a large herd of Impala where one male leads the group until another male comes along and kicks him out.
