Re: Rarest Mammal in Kruger?
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:18 pm
I found several time Roans and Sables and once Lichtenstein... but never Brown Hyena
and what about Suni
and what about Suni
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Heksie wrote:In which area? Is there photographic proof?Penga Ndlovu wrote:A brownie has been sighted in the parks again a week or 2 ago.
Confirmed by a ranger.
This sighting was not in 2012 as he said on this forum... or he is cery deurmekaar with his factscheetah2111 wrote:Those who say there are no Brown hyena in Kruger ... come have a look see 8)
Those who asked for photographic proof ... see it now 8)
Thenews of the forum fund raiser 'The Brownie Challenge' has spread far and wide :dance: It is due to this that I laid my eyes upon a most encouraging email telling me who I should contact for proof of BH in Krugz :dance: :dance:
It is with great joy that I eventually got an email with this picture from Robert Spaan, an ex Sanparks employee who saw this brown hyena while working in Kruger!!
I'll quote some of the email here:Hi James,
On the morning of the 2nd of December 2010 at approximately 05:38 while tracking buffalo to recapture myself, my wife and the vet working with us spotted this Brown Hyena streak over the road. It ran behind a stand of knobthorns but I managed to get off a quick shot of poor quality as it stopped for a second and turned and looked back. It then took off for to the east. I’ve deleted the emails I sent to scientific services with exact GPS coordinates but I can tell you that the siting took place on the Lindanda Rd about a kilometer or two before junction with the Trichardt Road. I reported the incident to the section ranger of Tshokwane (Mr. Steven Whitfield) and scientific services (Nick Zimbatis who agreed with the identification and passed it on to Gus Mills who also agreed with the identification). They may also still have the GPS coordinates if you require them. I also spent a fair amount of time observing brown hyena in the Waterberg while working there and can tell the difference between a brown hyena and an aardwolf which is often other people’s argument.
If anyone wants this man's credentials to check up on him, drop me a PM and I'll provide :thumbs_up:
So there you have it!!!!!!!
Brown Hyena IN KRUGER :dance: :dance: :dance:
I would agree with nan - what about Suni?nan wrote:I found several time Roans and Sables and once Lichtenstein... but never Brown Hyena
and what about Suni
Thanks BC!Bushcraft wrote:I’m not sure on brownies in KNP, but live with hope
Interesting topic BB