Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 3:16 PM
Hi Neil,
Well I have some good news for you, on the 26/07 at 15:00 I managed to spot some of those wattled cranes from the camp on the other side of the river, so you will have to use the GPS co-ordinates for the camp,as we are not allowed to cross the river. Here is a photo, I had to crop it so the detail is not that great.
Cheers,
Mark
You are all aware that I often mention how little we know about our
birdlife.
this msg is clear testimony to that statement and it sadly reflects how
little our wildlife authorities know or care or take any interest in our
birdlife.
here is a population of one the rarest and most majestic birds on the
continent yet it has remained "unknown" to science and conservation despite
being seen by hundreds of game scouts and other Wildlife Division staff as
well as numerous professional hunters for rather many years.
that a population of this bird can remain hidden for so long is testimony to
how poor "birds" are taught in Tanzania at all levels.
there are quite a few Tanzanian "professionals" on this group but few bother
to participate.
Brent Leo-Smith is credited with finding these birds along the Luwegu River
in the SW of the Selous GR.
Nice pic Marc, do what you can to pima as many as possible as you work the
Luwegu Valley.
Neil
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