Come and join me!

 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.

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.

By now the wildlife and bird life will be returning to the dam.

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. 

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.

These hippo often end up in my garden eating the grass.

CAMERA TRAPS

My thanks go to 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.
www.lionalert.org

My return to Malawi

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.

I have the spares for the land rover and hope they fix the issues I have with a smoky engine. If not I am in trouble.

The project 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.

Poaching and 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.

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HOW CAN YOU HELP

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP

• Do you know anyone from Land rover, Toyota, Ford or Nissan that might be able to sponsor a vehicle or its spares parts?
• Fuel supplies needed.
• Sponsor a scout. The scouts need equipment like boots, water proofs, tents and other equipment. $50 will help to ensure one is fully equipped.
• Passive infra red cameras needed for wildlife survey. `$300 each.
• Cheap digital cameras.
• Second hand lap top computers.
• Postage cost of equipment from the UK to Malawi.
• GPS hand held units. $200 each.
• Solar panels and control systems.
• Training equipment. Books, pens and pencils.