Keepers' Diaries, July 2008

Voi Reintegration Unit

Even though the mornings and evenings in Tsavo during the month of July are cold, the rains have long since ended and the dry season is now in full swing. Our two orphan groups (that of Emily and Natumi), who have joined up to form one large herd, were not seen at all during the course of the month. Neither of the two groups has returned to the stockades since the beginning of May, when Natumi’s group last paid the keepers at Voi a visit. The duration of the month was spent searching for the former orphans. We covered vast areas, visiting Irima, Msinga, Ndii, Manyani, Mudanda rock, Aruba, Ndololo and Ngutunyi looking for them, to no avail. The search for both Emily and Natumi’s group continues and we hope to catch site of them soon