The Preservation of Big Game 



and wind, probably thirty years old, lying about 

 in large quantities in places that were well known 

 to be swarming with these splendid animals 

 years ago and now are comparatively denuded of 

 them. 



Round the base of Kilimanjaro I came on 

 these evidences more than once, and again on 

 the Northern Guaso Nyiro in Laikipia. In the 

 former place they are rapidly increasing, I am 

 glad to be able to state, more especially round 

 Lake Natron, the Soda Lake, which is more in 

 German territory than British. The bush in the 

 latter place is too thick, and I had not sufficient 

 time then, to go into the question thoroughly, 

 but there were ample evidences all down the 

 river-bank that there were plenty of buffalo there. 

 Eland were also afflicted, as is well known, but 

 as they are more nomadic in their habits and 

 wander about the open plains, not depending on 

 thick bush for cover, their remains are not seen 

 so frequently or in such numbers as the former. 

 When I got to North Somaliland in 1901 I was 

 told that greater kudu, which are very local 

 there, inhabiting the Golis Mountains altogether, 

 were just thinking about recovering from rinder- 

 pest, which had spread up as far north as that. I 

 take it that any bovine antelope, or in the latter 

 case the finest and biggest in the country, was 

 attacked by this epidemic more than any other, 

 which is curious. One never hears of the 



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