Kabini, 21 AUG
SIGHTING · Meera V., naturalist
First dhole pack of the season sighted this morning, eleven strong, working the lantana edge. The backwaters are filling three weeks early, elephant families already moving toward the river line.
The field journal
Dispatches from the field by the naturalists who guide Junglore expeditions, sightings, seasons and what the forest is doing right now.
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Masai Mara, 19 AUG
MIGRATION · Wanjiru K., naturalist
Two crossings at Lookout Hill before nine. The herds are stacking on the north bank, tomorrow the light and the numbers should both be right.
Singalila, 16 AUG
TRACKING · Pemba T., tracker
Monsoon break. Ridge trails clear for the first time in a fortnight, fresh red panda droppings on the bamboo slope below Kaiyakata. November window looks strong.
Amboseli, 12 AUG
SIGHTING · Joseph M., guide
Craig and two younger bulls at the Enkongo swamp all afternoon. Kilimanjaro out from four to six, the first clean views this month.
Ranthambore, 08 AUG
PARK NEWS · Aditi S., naturalist
Zone 3 tigress has shifted her kill to the fort ravine. Park reopens 1 Oct, we are holding the first-week permits for Signature departures.
Okavango, 02 AUG
CAMP · Thabo M., poler-guide
The flood has peaked. Mokoro channels open through September, sleep-out platform at Xo flats rebuilt and ready for members.