2007 December 13 | Samburu Monkeys

Delayed field trip

Category: Samburu Survey | Date: Dec 13 2007 | By: admin

I have been forced to postpone my last field trip of the year following continued rains in Mathews range whose river drains to the Milgis river on the western side. I have been planning to survey the Ndoto by going round the mountain using the Milgis lagga (dry River bed) as it is the only way to cross over from the west. Until the River bed is dry, most parts on the south are inaccessible. If I go now, I will only be able to access the mountain from Ilaut side via Baragoi-South Horr road and leave out the crucial southern parts. The General elections are also due in two weeks and it would not be advisable to conduct the study during the last days of campaigns and voting day. The is also the festive season and christmas is around the corner and it will be difficult to convince people to join me, like it happened last years during my last fields trip of the Mathews range de Brazza’s survey.

Ndoto mountains, a view of the northern side’s from the top of Mt Nyiro, 30 km away

Seiya river and a patas monkey

I have been able to get this regular updates courtesy to my partner on the ground - Milgis Trust. The Manager, Moses Lesoloiya have also been assisting with leads into unconfirmed reports of patas sightings at Suiyan and trip logistics, including transport and scouts. We have agreed to make it early January.