I am sooo excited to report that I have had 2 very special sightings of wild dogs recently! (My first proper sighting of them was in February this year in Samburu Reserve).
The first sighting was on the 9th of September and was about 10 minutes away from camp in the Conservation Area in West Gate Community Conservancy. The second sighting was on the 13th of October and it was so close to camp! In September we saw a pack of 7 dogs and in October we saw only 2 dogs, however later on a pack of 12 were reported nearby at the Sasaab lodge.
The wild dogs looked in great shape and sent the guinea-fowl and dikdiks into a frenzy. I always enjoy seeing them – it is so rare to see the endangered wild dogs and considering they are not really resident in the area, I feel extremely fortunate to have seen them.
Wild dogs on the 9th of September
Pack of 7 move in the Conservation Area
One of the wild dogs seen on the 13th of October with Mt Kenya in the background
Unfortunately, I do not have a photo of this, but on the 4th of September, I was driving at night in Sasaab and at around 8:00 pm, I literally bumped into an aardvark! This is my first time to see one and funnily enough it was only a few days before that I had mentioned that the one animal I would love to see is an aardvark. This one walked across the road slowly and gave us a great showing. It really is the coolest creature to see! The Samburu people believe that it is very good luck to see an aardvark. I was thrilled!