Hi all,
Ground hornbills in laikipia? i've not seen there. i've spent time in bobong and at lewa i've never seen them, if there's any record i'd like to know where!.

on a different note i would like congratulate the KWS for getting the leadership and  governance practises awards in recently concluded COYA AWARDs, thumbs up to KWS. i've seen kws offer transport and acommodation during waterfowl census every year. 

best regards.

moses

TButynski@aol.com wrote: 
>    
>  Hi James, 
>    
>  I have been living much of the time in Laikipia for the 
> past ca. 8 years...mostly on Ol Pejeta Conservancy and now on Soita Nyiro 
> Conservancy. ...as you know.  I do not recall ever coming across ground 
> hornbills anywhere in Laikipia.  
>    
>  I am copying this to Drs. Margaret Kinnaird and Tim 
> O'Brian of Mpala Research Centre...as they have a particular interest in 
> hornbills and have been at that site for a few years now.  I met with them 
> recently and recall them saying that they had now recorded four species of 
> hornbills on Mpala ... but I do not recall that the ground hornbill was 
> among them. 
>    
>  I am also copying this email to James Culverwell.. .who can put you into 
> contact with the 'ground hornbill people of South Africa'. 
>    
>  Regards, 
>    
>  Tom 
>    
>  In a message dated 7/29/2009 11:29:06 A.M. E. Africa Standard Time, 
> jc@james-christian. com writes: 
>    
>   Dear 
>   All, A few quick question: Are there any Ground Hornbills left in Laikipia? 
>   Has anyone ever read about reintroductions of Ground Hornbills?  What 
>   would exactly would have been the chief cause of extirpation of Ground 
>   Hornbills from Laikipia if they have indeed been extirpated?  Where were 
>   they once common in the area? Thanks for your ideas. Cheers, James 
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