Simon Thomsett
A blog by sthomsett
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rehabilitating and conserving large African eagles including Martial eagles and Crowned eagles, as well as falcons and hawks
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Indispensable Sheryl
For a whole year while we were on the expedition, Sheryl Bottner posted all our blogs, updated our Facebook group, Twittered and generally supported us. Without her, we would not have been able to maintain our online presence and for that, Simon and I are extremely grateful. Not
The End of the Road
It has been almost a year since I joined Simon Thomsett in Kenya to begin our African Raptor Expedition. Since then, we have spent extensive time in Kenya, assessing the current raptor situation. We also completed a successful trip to South Africa through Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia.
A Very Cheeky Leopard and An Unusual Vulture
by Laila Bahaa-el-din After our luxurious stay at Bateleur Camp, Kichwa Tembo, we were wondering how we would cope with our small tents and camping food. But we needn’t have worried, as the Mara pulled some magic out of the bag and we didn’t even have time to think
The Little Owl Sanctuary: Waddlesworth Update
by Sarah Higgins I am pleased to report that Waddlesworth is not only in fine feather but is also in perfect health. Thanks to the many responses that we had to our appeal for information on our ‘squishy’ bird, I can now report that Pelicans are supposed to feel
Call For A Forest To Be Protected
by Simon Thomsett (Photos by Laila) We were invited to spend three nights at a beautiful lodge called Kichwa Tembo in exchange for giving the guides a presentation about birds of prey. We were met by the manager, Niall Anderson, who asked if two tents at Bateleur Camp was
A Sick Vulture
by Laila Bahaa-el-din We joined the Peregrine Fund’s Munir Virani and University of Swaziland’s Ara Monadjem at Lake Naivasha to see how the Fish Eagles are doing with the receding of the lake. We spent a lovely morning on the lake throwing fish out for the eagles and watching
The Little Owl Sanctuary: Batelle
by Sarah Higgins of The Little Owl Sanctuary The Fish Eagle with the broken right wing that was brought in in July is recovering well. We have decided that she is probably a girl and have christened her ‘Batelle,’ because of her brave fight for survival. I
Role Private Land Owners Can Play in Conservation
Simon Thomsett (Photos by Laila) After a few grey days spent in Thika trying to take pictures of a pair of Black Sparrowhawks and an African Hawk-eagle, we returned to Solio Ranch where we had spent a few days last year. We were sad to leave the Thika house,
International Vulture Awareness Day
Text and photographs by Laila Bahaa-el-din Vultures are in trouble worldwide. In East Africa, the deliberate poisoning of carnivores is leading to the demise of vultures, while in southern Africa, vulture parts are used in witchcraft and in West Africa, loss of habitat and their use as bush meat
The Homeward Run
by Simon Thomsett When I dropped off Laila at the airport in South Africa, I was immediately lost in the vast city of Pretoria. I knew I was in trouble when I passed the zoo twice. Without my navigator, I soon came to grief and this was not
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