Friday, November 25, 2011

News on Romeo and Clawed

Today i have good news for the Mara big cat lovers and followers of this blog.
Romeo is alive! today around 10am i was called by a friend and guide from governors that he found Romeo on Rhino Ridge. after scrutnising he and other guides confirm it is him. My friend sent me pictures to my phone an di also confirmed. Apparently i cannot transfer the picture form phone to post here. they are also in very small files.
Romeo still bears teh scars from teh fight with the musketeers, and still most of the wounds are fresh and he walks with difficulty. Interetsingly whne he was found this morning he had just killed a warthog.
Clawed is also back to the marsh. He has been just outside the riverine forest by Ilmoran camp. while the musketeers headed to paradise plains 2 days ago.
yesterday there 13 members of the pride at Bilashaka including white eye, Bibi and the youngsters. they ar eall back from Kichwa Tembo area. Could the pride be coming together again? with Clawed in the area and Romeo heading this way slowly it seems so, but time will tell.

when i was young my grand mother told me that cats have "2 hearts" because they don't die easily. Now i think she was right, if Clawed and Romeo are still going.............

Romeo and the rest of the pride during his reign as king of the Marsh

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Marsh pride brief

I apologize i have notbeen able to update my blog fro sometimes. i have been busy in a different location with guides training and examining.
however, i have been following what is happening in the Mara, especially with the Marsh pride.
the 4 new males are around teh marsh but have failed to this point to bring together the former pride members. Currently the pride has disintegrated, with Joy and her 4 cubs plus one adopted together with her subadult males are now on Topi plains. as of yesterday teh 3 females, Bibi, Charm and white eye were at Bila shaka.
some the rest of teh pride have been crossing the Mara river west into Kichwa Tembo airstrip area, obviously with the absence of the former pride kings, Romeo and Clawed, they now feel vulnerable. of course with a few subadult males in the pride, tehy know that the new males will not tolerate them so they have to move away.
Clawed was seen last week near paradise crossing, but have not been seen since then. Romeo has not been seen, and this raises concerns.
i will keep updating as usual.

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