Anyone know who this guy is? jamie Karisia Walking Safaris
Help with Treefrog
De Braza Monkeys Images from Mathew’s Range
De Braza Monkeys were thought to only exist west of the Rift Valley till Helen Dufresne discovered them living in the Mathew’s Range. Overnight the population of this Endangered Primate quadrupled within Kenya (or something thereabouts – i can’t remember exactly the numbers). Check out these pictures from our last walking safari there: Karisia Walking […]
New Aardvaark Pictures
We got the following pictures last night on our camera trap that we set up on one of our Walking Safaris. Thrilling each time we get an Aardvark. Karisia Walking Safaris
Another Herpetologist Needed
We ran into this interesting snake in the Mathews. It moved away fast enough that i only got the following images before it was gone. The closest i could get using the book was a Desert Black-headed Snake. Does that seem about right, snake people? The book suggest that this is an uncommon species with […]
Herpetologist Needed
Ran into this murder scene in the Mathews Range. The snake, I’m familiar with. He is a Speckled Sand Snake. The lizard though, seems different. We have southern long-tailed Lizards around common in Laikipia but this guys coloration is so utterly different (as well he seems more stocky). I cant seem to get an ID […]
Grevy’s coming to salt at camp daily
Grevy’s are an endangered species and 90 percent of their poulation lives in Laikipia, Kenya Karisia Walking Safaris
Squatters are Bad for the Environment
Over much of Kenya you will find derelict land occupied by a few squatters. In our area of Laikipia there are two huge ranches that have been taken over by squatters. The land has been totally denuded and all the trees have been felled for charcoal. Here is a picture of a the boundary between […]
AArdwolf Picture
RAnger Kechine got this picture of a pair of Aarwolves the other morning.
Bat Identification Help Wanted
We had these nice big bats coming to the stream beside our camp in the Mathews Range. While the photos are rather blurred i thought that a bat person could at least make a sound suggestion as to what species we might have here. Thanks for your help. Cheers, James Karisia Walking Safaris
A Most Interesting Parasitic Flower
On a recent backpacking trip through the Mathew’s Range we ran into a few examples of this most stunning plant. A bit of research suggested that it could possibly be Hydnora africana, a parasitic of Euphorbia. The description that we found online though shows a Euphorbia very different from the ones that we have in […]
