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Mara Poachers and hippo attack

Category: Mara Triangle, Podcasts | Date: Feb 28 2008 | By: admin

Friends,

Today I’m going to try a much awaited experiment and upload a podcast -

I recorded this in the Mara Conservancy last week where I spent three days finding out more about the effects of the collapse of tourism on this world renowned conservation area.

I hope you enjoy sound trip which hopefully will give the visually impaired a feel for the Mara which is among my most favourite places in the world.

I’m attaching photographs to help you visualise the patrol. These 5 minutes reflect what happened during the 4 hours anti-poaching patrol in which we were searching for 7 hippo killing poachers. Kimujino has more on the arrest of these poachers on his

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This is the sign between the Mara Reserve and Transmara Reserve which together make up the Masai Mara
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A hippo slide

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On patrol looking for footprints on the soft earth

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Hippo in the Mara river
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Can you see the new born hippo by his mothers legs?

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7 Responses to “Mara Poachers and hippo attack”

Wanda, Atlanta, on 28 Feb 2008

Oh yes I see it — wonderful!

sheryl, washington dc, on 28 Feb 2008

I see the baby! Loved the podcast, Paula. Really cool.

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Lisa, California, on 28 Feb 2008

Yes, the baby is precious. Paula, that podcast was awesome. I totally felt like I was there with you. Thank you for sharing that. Lisa

F. J. Pechir, on 28 Feb 2008

Very good post Paula! Yes, please continue with this kind of work! Thank you.

Lucia Cristiana, Brazil, on 28 Feb 2008

Beautiful! Thank you Paula.

Theresa Siskind St Petersburg FL, on 29 Feb 2008

Brilliant, Paula, positively brilliant. And yes, I see this little munchkin, God bless him.

Paul, on 10 Jul 2008

Thanks for sharing!

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