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Leopard spotted in the forest of Malindi and Watamu

Image captured by the Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest

28-05-2022 by Leni Frau

A leopard roams the Arabuko Sokoke forest, the vast green patch that stretches from Mida Creek to the road to Tsavo at Kakoneni, a green triangle abutting Watamu and Malindi.
This is the first feline specimen ever spotted in the forest before. The image, taken by nighttime surveillance cameras placed by the Kenya Forest Service in collaboration with the Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest, captured the leopard as it roams the forest, which is already home to at least two families of elephants, as well as monkeys and other animals, including the extremely rare elephant shrew.
"This is the first leopard to be photographed in Arabuko Sokoke Forest," confirm Friends of the Forest on their social profiles, "We got these images and videos with our camera trap and are keeping an eye on whether it stays around or wanders off, to get out.

The feline may have been pushed all the way into the forest, which approaches Tsavo National Park to the north, through the corridor of the dirt road leading from Tezo to Malanga, by the drought, but local farmers living close to Arabuko are already on high alert to safeguard their herds and flocks. No anxiety, on the other hand, for tourists; tourist towns are well away and protected, especially from too many roads and civilizations that leopards are known not to like. But the sighting will surely prompt some curious onlookers and local safari guides to try to spot it even during the day, despite it being notoriously difficult.

(photo from the facebook page: Friends of Arabuko Sokoke Forest)

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