tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17752700476602083112024-03-13T22:39:18.361+00:00Carnivore Conservation Malawi1111111DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-72364061552030766042015-01-09T10:37:00.003+00:002015-01-09T10:41:32.878+00:00RETURN TO AFRICA<b>I would now like to return to Southern Africa to help with the anti poaching of the wildlife. If anyone knows of any groups that need help in anti poaching, wildlife conservation, wildlife research or field guiding please feel free to forward my details and blog to them and take a look at my Africa CV.</b><br />
<b>Although I do not have a fire arms certificate I do have many PIR cameras for use in the bush which can be a vital aid to monitoring illegal activity.</b>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-19757897850577139252015-01-09T10:30:00.001+00:002015-01-09T10:30:56.208+00:00WATER VOLE PROJECT<b>It is with regret that I have decided not to pursue my project to reintroduce water voles to Cookham and Maidenhead.</b><br />
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<b>Major development to the waters ways in Maidenhead which are not taking the conservation of wildlife into account.</b><br />
<b>Lack of support from some local land owners.</b><br />
<b>Lack of support from the 250.000 local residents.</b><br />
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<b>It is now my intention to try and return to Africa to try and make a difference to the poaching of the wildlife.</b>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-68310051797170189292014-07-24T19:54:00.001+01:002014-07-24T19:54:37.425+01:00MY NEW PROJECT IN THE UKTO LOOK AT MY NEW PROJECT IN THE UK WHERE I PLAN TO REINTRODUCE WATER VOLES TO SOME OF MY LOCAL WATER WAYS PLEASE LOG ONTO <br />
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THANKYOU FOR THE TAKING TIME TO LOOK AND IF YOU WANT TO VOLUNTEER YOUR HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME.DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-36092245241239444352014-03-21T11:11:00.001+00:002014-03-21T11:15:47.211+00:00WATER VOLES OF COOKHAM AND MAIDENHEAD<strong>AS YOU WILL KNOW I HAVE LEFT MALAWI AND I AM NOW BASED BACK IN ENGLAND. MY PLAN IS TO REINTRODUCE WATER VOLES TO A STRETCH OF WATER BETWEEN COOKHAM AND MAIDENHEAD IN BERKSHIRE. </strong><br />
<strong>I KNOW THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO RUNNING MY PROJECT IN MALAWI BUT IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS WATER VOLES ARE UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE FROM MINK . MANY HABITATS WHERE WATERVOLES USED TO BE FOUND ARE NOW VOID OF THIS SPECIES AS WELL AS OTHER SPECIES LIKE SHREWS AND VOLES AND GROUND NESTING BIRDS. </strong><br />
<strong>I AM SETTING UP A GROUP TO MONITOR THE WILDLIFE IN THIS AREA AND IF ANY OF YOU WANT TO HELP CONTACT ME FOR DETAILS.</strong>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-65845498532970313692012-11-14T13:58:00.000+00:002012-11-14T14:01:19.162+00:00IF YOU LIKE CARNIVORES?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-40079706182280896142012-11-08T09:15:00.000+00:002012-11-08T09:15:00.484+00:00ALIVE AND KICKING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most of the news we have recently about the rhinos show dead and mutilated animals. I thought it would be nice to show a couple of healthy examples. Well over 400 rhino have been poached this year already but in Hluhluwe they have a new helicopter keeping a close eye on things. So look out poachers!<br />
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I have been in Swaziland for a few days and I am now in Hluhluwe again and have seen the wild dogs, elephants, rhino and many other animals. I am returning to Swaziland again tomorrow and then on to the Kruger again for a few days before returning to Malawi.DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-20732510434432038982012-11-04T13:38:00.001+00:002012-11-04T13:38:09.781+00:00KRUGER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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LIONS, LEOPARDS, WILD DOGS AND MAGNIFICENT ELEPHANTS </div>
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<br />DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-88691549812597469032012-10-22T06:03:00.002+01:002012-10-22T06:03:26.298+01:00LEAVING FOR SOUTH AFRICA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am flying out to South Africa today to have a break and spend a few days in the Kruger, Hluhluwe and Swaziland. I am hoping to see loads of wildlife and hope there are still some rhino left. Hluhluwe has some of the best rhino in all of Africa.<br />
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As usual I have not had much success raising any funds for the brave scouts of Kasungu but will see if I can do better in SA. I am looking for boots, rucksacks and water proofs for the scouts. If anyone knows of a cheap way to get these items from the UK please let me know. DHL is around £150 for 10kg. That is more than the items are worth.DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-54491001226795973952012-10-16T20:25:00.000+01:002012-10-16T20:25:16.185+01:00ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-86084594849021028272012-10-14T18:44:00.000+01:002012-10-14T18:44:04.956+01:00SOME OF THE OTHER ANIMALS WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I TOOK THESE 4 PICTURES TODAY. THE KUDU, ZEBRA AND HARTEBEEST WERE ALL WITHIN 100m OF EACH OTHER. THERE WERE 7 HARTEBEEST, 5 KUDU AND 6 ZEBRA.</div>
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DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-66401835049204195282012-10-07T08:35:00.000+01:002012-10-07T08:35:19.853+01:00LAST NIGHT ANOTHER MUZZLE LOADER CONFISCATED<br />
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been confiscated the scouts were in the bush on patrol and managed to chase
poachers and confiscate yet another muzzle loader. Yet again their brave work
has lead to another very dangerous weapon being taken from the park which will
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A gun like this one was meant to kill elephants.</div>
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We know how shot guns work and they usually carry relatively
small shot and are used to kill small game however a gun like this with a 20mm
bore carries a much deadlier shot. The muzzle loaders are home made from pieces
of pipe and use a variety of mechanisms to fire the gun. Match heads are ground
and used as gunpowder and a homemade bullet is manufactured from sheet metal.
Time means nothing to the poacher so their approach to killing an elephant is
often not to kill it outright but to shoot through the softer skin into the
lungs or other internal organs. The elephant is badly wounded and followed
until it either dies or cannot move any more, it is then finished off usually
in an inhumane way. Tusks and trunk are removed first and then meat from its
back. Because there are usually only a couple of poachers they can only carry a
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These five guns have recently been confiscated from poachers in the park. One poacher was arrested and prosecuted.<br />
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These are guns that have already been confiscated from poachers over the years. Imagine how many animals these have killed but due to the hard work of the scouts that put their lives on the line to save the wildlife none of these guns will be used to kill again.<br />
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I have been back in the park for a couple of weeks now and my future is still not decided. I have support from many groups and have finance for my project so I am just waiting for a result.</div>
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This civet above is a regular visitor to my house and comes at all hours of the night. Other animals to visit the house are the genet, hippo and bush pigs.</div>
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The elephants are slowly starting to return to the dam and a few turn up nearly every day now. Birds have also started to return and there are black stork, yellow billed stork, yellow billed duck and spur winged geese.</div>
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The land rover is running fine after I rebuilt the engine and I have just fitted a new hand brake cable and prop shaft.</div>
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I bought a bag of maze for around `£5 in town and gave it these 30 children who live at the dormitory in Kasungu National park. Some are as young as 5 and have to fend for themselves most of the time. Their families live away in the park and are scouts protecting the park from poachers and encroachment. Regular supplies of food will mean they do not have to fish illegally in the park.<br />
They have no mosquito nets and the dorm rooms have no glass in the windows which means if one get malaria they all get.<br />
Please help me to help them.<br />
<br />DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-89599381911079655562012-09-09T20:42:00.000+01:002012-09-09T20:45:04.243+01:003 weeks until project shuts down!I have been working for 5 years in Kasungu National park in Malawi trying to conserve the wild dogs there. I am now being told I have to leave the park unless I can come up with substantial funding for the project. I have 3 weeks left before I have to leave. These are the only recorded dogs in the whole country and need your help now. Can you help in any way? I spend in the region of $20000 of my own money each year on this project and now need a co-sponsor to help me out. Once I leave the park it will be almost impossible to return. $10000 is all I need in kind. What are 2 packs of dogs worth??DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-34620176994784743572012-09-01T08:57:00.000+01:002012-09-01T08:57:06.982+01:00BACK IN MALAWII arrived back in Malawi on time and will be staying in Lilongwe until I have sorted out the land rover. I have it running again as it was sitting unused for about 6 months and I have refitted the turbo and injectors that I had checked out in the UK. Oh Boy, it is still burning a lot of oil but I hope to cure that with the spares I bought in the UK. <div>
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There have been a few changes since I left, the biggest being the devaluation of the Kwacha. It has helped a bit but all it really means is that the prices have gone up by an equivalent amount. </div>
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Fuel is now readily available every where and at about £1 per litre which is not too bad, however items like bread has doubled in price.</div>
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I have had some meetings with people out here and there might be some interesting opportunities for me in the near future. We will have to wait and see.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"> I am getting ready for my return to Kasungu. No luck in raising funds for the anti poaching patrols or for the security of the wild dogs and elephants.</span></div>
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Hopefully the land rover will not be too much of an issue and that the spares I have purchased will fit and sort out the smokey engine.</div>
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By now the wildlife and bird life will be returning to the dam.</div>
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Many animals exist in Kasungu that you will struggle to see anywhere else in Africa. Sable, roan, Lichtenstein hartebeeste and puku can all be found in good numbers. </div>
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Bird life is also very special. Earlier this year the osprey were fighting with the fish eagles for the fishing rights in the dam. At least 8 different types of duck turn up along 7 type of heron. As for the LBJ's, well this is Africa.</div>
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These hippo often end up in my garden eating the grass.</div>
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<br />DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-62958350339119952602012-07-09T20:50:00.001+01:002012-07-09T20:50:32.883+01:00CAMERA TRAPS<b>My thanks go to</b> <b id="yui_3_2_0_1_1341861228386460" style="font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;">The African Lion and Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) and David Youldon for supplying the project with 2 Bushnells camera traps and 3 Lumix digital cameras for use in the park survey and anti poaching initiative taking place in Kasungu NP. For details of their work in Africa please see web site below.</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; font-family: serif;"><a href="http://www.lionalert.org/">www.lionalert.org</a></b>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-27998413179711229112012-07-02T09:30:00.000+01:002012-07-02T09:30:53.578+01:00My return to Malawi<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No luck with
raising funds for the project so I have decided to return to Malawi anyway and
get on with the survey and anti-poaching as best as I can with limited
resources. I have booked my flight for the end of August when the weather is
getting hot. The prices of flights are very high due to the summer holidays and
Olympics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spares for the land rover and hope they fix the issues I have with a smoky
engine. If not I am in trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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will continue with the emphasis on continuing with the survey to see what
wildlife is around and to continue with the anti poaching initiative which I
set up last year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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encroachment are still a real issue in the park and if anyone has any ideas of
how I can raise money to help save the lives of the wildlife and future of the
park please let me know before it is too late.<o:p></o:p></span></div>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-26441926459736649172012-06-07T09:02:00.001+01:002012-06-07T09:02:14.937+01:00PLEASE LEAVE ME COMMENTSHi, as you can see this blog gets quite a few hits but nobody comments on its content. So that I can improve this site can you please let me know what you think.DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-36443599340064261682012-06-01T14:32:00.000+01:002012-06-01T14:32:15.367+01:00HOW CAN YOU HELP<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP</u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Do you know anyone from Land rover, Toyota, Ford or Nissan that
might be able to sponsor a vehicle or its spares parts?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fuel supplies needed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sponsor a scout. The scouts need equipment like boots, water
proofs, tents and other equipment. $50 will help to ensure one is fully
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Passive infra red cameras needed for wildlife survey. `$300
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cheap digital cameras.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Second hand lap top computers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">GPS hand held units. $200 each.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Solar panels and control systems.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Training equipment. Books, pens and pencils. </span></div>
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<br />DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-12758680283325120942012-05-22T08:45:00.001+01:002012-05-22T08:50:59.961+01:00HELP NEEDED TO SAVE THE DOGS<b><span style="color: red;">HELP IS NEEDED TO SAVE THE PAINTED DOGS OF KASUNGU. POACHING IN KASUNGU NP IS STILL NOT UNDER CONTROL AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SAVE ALL OF THE WILD LIFE BY MAKING A STEP CHANGE IN THE ANTI POACHING EFFORTS. HOWEVER WE DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO ENABLE US TO DO THIS EFFECTIVELY. TO DONATE PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA E-MAIL.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red;">POACHERS ARE USING HOME MADE GUNS AND SNARES TO INDISCRIMINANTLY KILL THE WILDLIFE.</span></b><br />
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I would like to thank all of those dedicated people who contributed to the very successful jazz night held on behalf of the wild dogs of Kasungu NP. The money raised will be spent on conservation of the dogs of Kasungu NP.<br />
My thanks go especially to Christina Jackson, Josefine Domargard, Elizabeth Heyes and Felix Jere of the band. Lindsey Macdonald and Paul Taylor of WESM and all the other supporters that contributed raffle prizes and other gifts, Act to Protect, Lilongwe Wildlife Centre and Blantryre Sports club.<span lang="en-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="en-GB" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 36pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB;">CHRISTINA JACKSON<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1775270047660208311.post-33420362796760940502012-03-14T08:22:00.000+00:002012-03-14T08:22:52.151+00:00BACK IN THE UK<em>Hi, I am back in the UK for a while and will be trying to raise funds for the dogs. If you have any ideas of who has money to donate please let me know.</em><br />
<em>I had a really good time in the Kruger and Hluhluwe with some excellent encounters with the elephants. The news regarding the rhino poaching is devastating and those responsible need much harsher sentences.</em>DUNCANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03172332150820604309noreply@blogger.com0