One of the benefits of Mana Pools NP is the ability to leave your vehicle and head off on foot to approach wildlife, slowly & carefully lying on the ground enabled me to capture a sub adult from the Nyakasanga wild dog pack investigate my presence.
All 3 known WD packs from Mana were likely denning whilst I was there, the frustrating part was they weren't denning in any of their usual sites.
If it wasn't for working with Peter Blinston from ZIM Painted Dog Conservation over my last 5 days using radio tracking, locating just 5 sub adults from this pack would have been extremly difficult.
The road is what it is, for this time of year with long grass everywhere, it was more of a blessing.
Sadly this trip was more memorable for finding dead wildlife than live ones, I found both a young leopardess and sub-adult WD that had fallen victim to the local pride male and one justifiable reason why WD were scarce..................nature's way.
Mana Pools- Zimbabwe, F/F, lying flat on the ground, curves, levels, TX adj's in ACR & PS CC '17
Approaching Wild Dog
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