Kenya’s hippos hard hit by drought
By Francois Ausseill, AFPAugust 31, 2009
TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK, Kenya – Kenya’s persistent and bruising drought is having a serious impact on the country’s wildlife, one of its main tourist attractions, obliging the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to feed hippos to keep them alive. Read more
My picture on this story taken on 26th August, 2009
The emaciated hippos lying in a shallow pool on Tsavo river.
I hope the feeding by KWS will see these animals through the drought. Tsavo West looks really bad with most elephant having migrate to Taveta near L. Jipe and Ziwani where they are causing enormous damage to the local agricultural economy.
The hippos are uncharacteristically laying 1 metre from the busy road. they done seem bothered by the vehicles passing.
The dry Tsavo river on the other side of the road
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