RIVER FLOWS AT MENO A KWENA FOR FIRST TIME IN 17 YEARS!
It was midnight on 25th November 2008 that we watched, with almost disbelief, the Boteti River flowing into our waterholes! Too good to be true after such a long time battling with water shortages for wildlife in the area. No, not a dream, we awoke after just a couple hours sleep to make sure it was really happening. The riverbed in front of camp was steadily filling up, herons, egrets, storks, pelicans and many other new species of birds not seen for almost two decades were dropping in, as were many visitors from the villages and Maun to witness this miracle river. I still look out in front of camp in awe of all that water. The history of water shortages for wildlife at Meno A Kwena was terrible to experience and we can now thankfully say it is behind us, we hope for a long time ahead. The migration had already gone since the rains started earlier in the month so when they return at the end of the rains we will be waiting with more water for them than they have seen in a generation. Read more…