&Beyond Karen Richards
Migration Update – Two Months ahead of Schedule!
Northern Serengeti – 27 August 2010
On Friday, 27 August, the &Beyond Klein’s Camp family woke up to a beautiful sunrise, and as they searched the valley below for signs of wildlife, they were astonished to see thousands of black dots on the horizon. The binoculars confirmed that the Great Migration has in fact arrived two months early in the northern part of the Klein’s Camp wilderness concession.
These herds are one step ahead of the mega-herd, which is still grazing the Mara Triangle. The Klein’s concession is alive with a great diversity of wildlife, including elephant, zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, giraffe, eland and buffalo. Lion have been calling every night and are being spotted regularly, and the resident female leopard has been seen along the Grumeti River with her three cubs. These herds may head back to the Mara if rain falls soon, but otherwise, we may have a early arrival on the short grass plains!
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Karen Richards
Working for luxury and responsible adventure company, &Beyond, I have been privileged to have lived and worked in some stunningly beautiful and remote wilderness areas such as the Serengeti in Tanzania and the Okavango Delta in Botswana. I have also travelled extensively in Africa, both to lodges owned by &Beyond and to those that we do not own. I now use the knowledge and experience I have gained over the past 8 years to create extraordinary, seamless and often life changing safaris for my guests.
