We have visited the Kruger Park many times in the last few months all
characterised by poor sightings. A Ranger friend tells me that even the
international visitors have been complaining. The animals can't have
just disappeared. I think the very high rainfall we have had the last 3
years (ceasing abruptly in March because of El Nino) is the reason. The
bush, especially the scrub Mopane, is still very dense and the isolated
water pans have not yet dried up. Good for the prey, tough for the
predators. Things will return to normal in the next few months before
the annual rains begin. The leaves will fall & the animals will be
forced to return to the permanent water. By September it should again be
possible to see the Big 5 in a single day. As for the insects, this is a
global problem caused by the insecticides in use today.
Alan C
On 16-Jun-24 10:35 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 16.06.24 um 22:06 schrieb Henk Terhell:
Ralf, nowadays we got Eurasian spoonbills breeding and living freely
in nature reservates and dune pools in the Benelux.
I was thinking of the elephants and antelopes that Alan mentioned in
the original message.
Ralf
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