Amboseli Archive
Maul Special
Posted by jimheck in Amboseli, Animal Attacks, Big Game, Economy, Kilimanjaro, Wildlife Management on December 13, 2012
Pretty story but not very effective: recruit Maasai morani – the legendary warriors that are expert lion killers – to protect lions. Sort of like hiring the ultimate teenage hacker to protect HSBC. Lion numbers are dropping alarmingly, and better than any other great African savannah animal lion are a true indicator of the health [...]
Would you like a zebra or a petunia?
Posted by jimheck in Amboseli, Economy, Wildlife Management on February 10, 2010
Or both? Animals are being frantically transported out of the Kenyan cut flower farms back into Amboseli National Park.. pretty much under the radar. Wednesday, the Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) began a massive relocation of nearly 7,000 animals into Amboseli National Park. KWS has issued no press reports on the move and there are growing [...]
Reliable Amboseli
Posted by jimheck in Amboseli, Planning Travel on April 1, 2009
Amboseli’s situation under Mt. Kilimanjaro insures good game viewing no matter what the weather. But avoid the heavy rains. We traveled from Tsavo to Amboseli in the requisite armed convoy at 8 a.m. from the Chyulu Gate. This is a pretty anachronistic practice that was instituted in the 1980s when there were many shifta [bandits]. [...]