News
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Outreach
GAWPT has donated building materials to two schools over the past two months. Gonja Secondary School and Kisiwani High School. Both of these schools needed assistance to build one classroom. The handover of building materials was done officially, with District Officers present, alongside the school board of governors and representatives of the trust. ...link
Wild dogs
One of the alpha females gave birth a few weeks ago. The pups are in the den for at least a month before they come to the top of the den to begin feeding. The wild dog keeper has to keep his distance from the den to ensure that the alpha pair are not threatened by his presence. He also will have to check the number of pups and the health of the pups when they first emerge into view but, as with the rhino trackers, without disturbing the mother. ...read more
New calf for the female rhino, Rose
A radio call came in this afternoon from the Mkomazi Rhino Sanctuary trackers. Rose, one of the first females that arrived here in Mkomazi, had given birth to her second calf! 
We all went down there and watched her drink with her baby calf - a girl. Excellent news. These early days for rhino calves are always worrying. There are hyenas out there, as well as another aggressive female rhino who can take a dislike to another female's calves. So although we are delighted, we still have many months to go before we can breathe a sigh of relief. ...link
Visit by secondary school students from Gonza village
Elisaria brought in a group of secondary school students from Gonja village. They saw three elephant at our camp, including Nina's bull calf, which was lucky. They were unable to see rhino because of the rain and standing water. We have brought in over 700 pupils so far and it is always the highlight of the day to see rhino. An elephant is a good alternative though! ...link
Wild dogs
The wild dogs are in good shape. An alpha female had puppies over a week ago, so feed times are interesting. We watch her from a distance so she does not feel at all encroached upon by our presence. The pups are still in the den and will remain there for the first month. The alpha pair feed them in the den, with help from the litter before. The hierarchy is based on the alpha pair feeding first, followed by the youngest litter of pups, followed by the older pups or subordinate adult dogs.
Suzuki (Holland) Rhino Club members visit Mkomazi
It was great to welcome two of the Suzuki Rhino Club (The Netherlands) members to Mkomazi with their wives. Sadly, they were unable to see a rhino because of the recent (and unseasonal) rain which has left so much ground water and lush vegetation, so the rhino have scattered into the thick bush. The trackers must have a visual sighting of every rhino once a day so duty rotas are critical to this, as pinning down a rhino in this vegetation is hard work.
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