I am returning to Malawi on the 30th June and arriving on the 1 July. I hope to gather more information on the painted dogs, lions, cheetah and leopard as well as looking out for the elephants and other wildlife. Kasungu hosts a great deal of other species like snakes, amphibians and plant life which I will also be looking at.
I have been unsuccessful in raising any funding for the project so as usual I will have to spend my own money to continue with the survey. I cannot afford to buy radio collars and pay for training for the scouts and local communities so this will have to wait until finance can be found. This means the wild life is going to continue to suffer from poaching and encroachment which means a lack of food.
The local community within the park continue to suffer from malaria and sleeping sickness which again due to lack of finances will mean no added treatment for them. Earlier this year 2 children that I know both died of Malaria just for the sake of £3 worth of anti-malaria treatment. Food is often in short supply for some of the staff and children and this leads to them poaching for food.
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