several hyenas just came from the right and walked around the back side of he waterhole at NK

We have a new day here

In the Sabi Sand and Kruger Park, nature is generally left to take her own course unless a problem has been created by man, when help might be given.  It's all very sad but there is nothing that can be done.

gotta go too... Cheers!

Jon You  can put your question here. I don't know

http://www.africam.com/wildlife/nkorhoqanda

Hi Jon, I don't know the facts of the situation but I think I had read before that basically they just let nature take it's course.  Nature has its own way of maintaining the balance of species and the death of one may provide life sustaining food for others or keep one species from growing too large which may deplete food available.  At least that seemed to be how things are without man's interference.

If the wildebeeste mother whose calf was killed won't adopt the calf whose mother was killed, I take it that that's just too bad, the calf will wander around, be rejected, and presumably die of starvation or be slaughtered by lions or hyenas?  Don't any of the parks have facilities to take in orphaned animals?  I'd have thought it might be possible to hand-raise the calf with other orphans, the way they do with elephants.  Maybe there are so many of them, nobody figures it's worthwhile, or is there another reason?

Hei everyone! I have glanced every now and then here between my other doings. There has not been much news of weather in England. I think that in the countries, where it is unusual to have a cold and snowy weather, there is a lack of equipment like winter tires or snowplows ...We have just now -20C and a lot of snow but also our geographical situation has learned us to live here. This is what we have to resist now all over the globe. I hope you have warm and you are safe where ever you are in the middle of snow!

Bye Christy hope to see you soon again. Doris