These New Hands-On African Safaris Go Beyond Traditional Game Drives – Robb Report
Staff, 2023-01-03 12:01:37,
My southern Tanzania night safari had began with a scene straight from Sherlock Holmes: We spent half an hour searching for animal eyes in the pitch-dark forest when the Jeep screeched to a halt. Our guide, Hamza Vizram, uncovered the first clue.
“Do you see that?” asked Vizram, head guide for safari outfitter Asilia Africa. “Those are leopard tracks—and they’re fresh.” Vizram, who led our night drive at Asilia’s new Usangu Expedition Camp in Ruaha National Park, was as giddy about the find as my fellow guests and I were. Locating this leopard would give us the chance to test Usangu’s thermal-monocular night-safari gear, which displays night scenes via temperature differences—curbing the need for disruptive artificial light. A leopard sighting would also be a major win for the research crew.
Spotting a leopard during a night safari at Asilia Africa’s Usangu Expedition Camp
Stephanie Vermillion
When Asilia opened its four-tent Usangu camp in summer 2022, it did so with a mission to help researchers monitor, understand and protect this relatively new—and historically overhunted—pocket of Ruaha. Here, you’re are part of the project: Upon arrival, you’ll don their citizen-science caps to assist Asilia and partners such as the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute with everything from wildlife collaring sessions to uploading wildlife…
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