CREATING A GENERATION OF WILDLIFE WARRIORS IN KENYA
SPONSORED BY: WILDLIFEDIRECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROOKHOUSE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND THE KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE
4TH JULY 2014: 10am-4pm (Please come at 9.30 to clear security)
BROOKHOUSE SCHOOL, MAGADI ROAD, NEAR GALLERIA SHOPPING MALL
Dear Friends of wildlife,
Thank you for expressing your interest in participating in this one day event which will explore our theme for the day…. ‘To imagine creating a generation of Wildlife Warriors’.
This gathering will be unlike any you will have attended before and is a unique opportunity to make sure that your voice and ideas are heard by all concerned with making a positive difference in how best to engage the children and young people of Kenya as leaders, champions and defenders of our wildlife heritage.
We are working with Open Space, a unique and innovative technology, without a pre-determined agenda or a clear picture of where we might end up. Your creativity and imagination build the agenda and set the direction.
Join us!
Your day will be facilitated by Joy Kahumbu, Paula's sister, who is volunteering at Wildlife Direct for a couple of months. She trained in Open Space Technology whilst working for 10 years in the UKs National Health Service, NHS City & Hackney, where, as a Public Heath officer, she used OST in a variety of settings including youth work, public consultation and collaborative strategy development for statutory and voluntary or community interest organisations.'
Registration is limited to 200 persons so we encourage you to confirm your attendance, and that of your team, as soon as possible by filling in this Registration form.https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTFS6MP . Please plan to come for the entire session and wear comfortable clothing.
There is no cost to participants, refreshments and a picnic lunch will be provided, however please feel free to bring your own packed lunch, especially if you have special dietary requirements.
We are look forward to seeing you at the event
Kind Regards
Outreach Team
WildlifeDirect
Greetings birders
Julio Mwambire and Japhet Garama of Dakatcha Woodland Conservation Group
(DWCG) have found the second confirmed breeding site for Clarke¹s Weavers in
the world. Like the first breeding site, it is in Dakatcha Woodland
Important Bird Area northwest of Malindi.
During monthly bird monitoring organized by Nature Kenya, Mwambire and
Garama recorded large flocks of Clarke¹s Weavers at Munyenzeni wetland near
Bore viewpoint in late April, but no breeding activity.
Then on 9 May 2015, Mwambire and Garama found Clarke's Weavers building
nests among the sedges in a pool of the seasonal Gandi River.
On May 21 and 22, Rupi Mangat, Catherine Ngarachu, Brian Wambua, Albert Baya
and I joined Mwambire, Garama, Peter Wario and Samson Katisho of DWCG on to
view this second Clarke¹s Weaver breeding site. The sedge-filled pool in the
Gandi River was busy with weavers. We could see male and female Clarke¹s
Weavers sitting in the tops of the sedges, and estimated about 80 Clarke¹s
Weaver nests. Some of the birds were shivering their wings, apparently in
display. There were also a number of Grosbeak Weavers with nests, and flocks
of Red-headed and Red-billed Queleas.
Male and female Clarke¹s Weavers flew and off and soon returned with food in
their beaks to feed the young in the nests. The adults brought mainly
insects, including caterpillars and grasshoppers. They continued to bring
food all morning, and the next day we watched them bringing food in the
afternoon.
Yesterday, June 11, Julio Mwambire reported "Now young ones flying around
perching on the shrubs in the wetland and the bushes, in small flocks
joining adults flying to the feeding grounds".
It seems that we can report a successful Clarke's Weaver breeding event in
Dakatcha Woodland IBA.
Wishing you good birding, Fleur