Canidae Central

Huskian · Fox Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 99

SittingFox wrote:

I've been to a few countries in Africa. Kenya is sublime and Tanzania is simply out of this world. I saw 99 big cats during three weeks in East Africa in 1996. One of the last sightings was when I was on a night game drive at Taita Hills (near Tsavo) and my spotlight was almost dead. I just flashed it randomly under a bush and there was a leopard there!!! Shocked

However, there's nothing like the migration of wildebeest and zebra across the Serengeti. Since the prairie was turned into a cattle factory it seems that we'll never see the great herds of bison thundering across the plains again, but the herds in Tanzania are the nearest spectacle to that that still survives. The herds just go on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on...

Er...it isn't all rosy. Prepare for yellow fever jabs and anti-malarial tablets Mad

And, on more serious note, there is genuine poverty. Try to find a tour operator who donates to responsible local development. Also, unfortunately, there are drivers who (illegally) go too close to wildlife for their guests to get close photographs. Please discourage them because it's very harmful. It's easy to get carried away but wild animals have the right to carry on their lives without being hounded. With care it's easy to watch them without interfering. Also, feeding wildlife is NOT a joke. It encourages wildlife (especially monkeys) to pester local people and that's bound not to end well.

Lucky you

I wish I could take a safari in Africa. And hope to see wildlife such as leopards and wild african dogs.

Anyways, those wild dogs are pretty cool looking. Like a fox. Smile

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