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South Africa- 2010

Tembe Elephant Park - South Africa

For the original Flikr page please link to Tembe Wild Life Reserve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tembe Elephant Park

This park is in the far north of Zululand and forms a border with Mozambique.  Of the big five present the Lion and Elephant population are the main species monitored.  There are over 200 elephants and these animals have the biggest tusks in Africa.  The Suni, a rare small antelope, is also monitored but difficult to see and photograph.  The park contains a rare habitat known locally as Sand Forest.  The area consequently contains many endemic plants and animals.

Here are some photos which I hope will give some idea of what it is like working as a volunteer on the reserve.  A more detailed record of the birds and animals seen appears at the end.

 

Around Tembe Research Camp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who Knocked this down?

I wonder!

 

 

Mozambique border

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mammals

African Elephant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Wildebeest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buffalo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burchell's Zebra

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bushbuck 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Duiker

Common Waterbuck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Kudu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Impala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indigenous Mouse

Lion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nyala

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red Duiker

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samango Monkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slender Mongoose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Giraffe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Southern Reedbuck

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Squirrel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vervet Monkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warthog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White Rhino 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wild Dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total 24

 

Birds


Little Bee-eater

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Southern Boubou

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Dark-capped Bulbul (Black-eyed Bulbul)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow-bellied Greenbul

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Black-Bellied Bustard (Black-Bellied Korhaan)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


White-browed Robin-chat (Heuglin's Robin)
White-throated Robin-chat
Pied Crow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cape Turtle-dove Dove

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Emerald-spotted Wood-dove

Red-eyed Dove

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Fork-tailed Drongo
African Fish Eagle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Long-crested Eagle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Brown Snake-eagle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Cattle Egret

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Paradise Flycatcher
Crested Francolin
Spur-winged Goose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Crested Guineafowl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Gymnogene or African Harrier-hawk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Black-headed Heron
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


African Hoopoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Crowned Hornbill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Trumpeter Hornbill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Hadeda Ibis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Brown-hooded Kingfisher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Black-Shouldered Kite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow-billed Kite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Wattled Lapwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Crowned Lapwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Senegal Lapwing (Lesser Blackwinged Plover)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Yellow-throated Longclaw

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Purple-crested Turaco
Common (Indian Myna)
Eastern Nicator (Yellow-spotted Nicator)
Fiery-necked Nightjar
Black-Headed Oriole
Red-billed Oxpecker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


African Green Pigeon
Common Quail
Red-billed Quelea
Lilac-breasted Roller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


White-crested Helmet Shrike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Puffback Shrike or Black-Backed Puffback

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Woolly-necked Stork

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



White-bellied Sunbird

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesser Striped Swallow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Narina Trogon

Total 47

 

Other Wildlife

Black-legged Golden Orb Spider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire Ant Nest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dung Beetle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

African Rock Python

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree Agama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Millipede