Some days we don’t see any elephants, but the glorious thing about the Delta is that we always see something. It may be a new spider, the wonderful sighting of the beautiful roller bird, the affection between a mother baboon and her baby as she grooms him in the fading light of dusk; the Delta is an incredible place. When times are tough, I sit down and watch for five minutes and a story will unfold before my eyes and I remember why I am here and what I am doing it for, and so my motivation returns and I get back to the job in hand.

At the moment we are still camp bound as the car is out of action. Frustrating to say the least, but we have to be patient and there is always plenty of computer work to be getting on with and so we make the most of that opportunity. Mafunyane has chosen this time to come back into the area, and we have seen him a couple of times in camp. We are desperate to go out and track him but thankful for the times he comes into camp and we can check up on his health etc.

Nandipa continues to be a star when it comes to Pula as they are still together and that makes me happy. They have been meeting up with males of all ages, which is good for Pula and his social skills. The males will stay for an hour or a few days and it is always interesting to see how the released elephants react.

I have a busy week ahead and so I had better get going.

Thats all for now, heres to the car coming back soon!!!!

Share This