Oltukai Conservancy

Ol tukai safaris attracttions

oltukaiconservancy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 20:01:06 +0000

A wealth of natural resources attractions abound in Ol tukai. The contrasting landscape and wide variety of animals and birds make the Ol tukai ecosystems the ultimate destination in Tanzania for the study tour. It is a land of special beauty, a land of cultural tourism and cultural hreitage, with the ecosystem plains and the lake manyara known to sustain the greatest concentration of wildlife including Flamingoes in the world. This indeed is Oltukai at its best.Ol tukai offers safaris on the northern Tanzania game park circuits and other wounderful places of interest.

Thanking you in advance.

Boniface Ngimojino

Kiswahili for tourists

oltukaiconservancy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:29:52 +0000

Tanzania is a bilingual country. The official languages are Kiswahili and English. Kiswahili is spoken in east Africa and in parts of Burundi, Rwanda, Congo and Zambia. Tourists who visit the national parks and the ecosystems can speak English will find their way fairly easy in Tanzania as English is widely spoken. However, there are a few occasions when one may run into a village or street vendor who cannot speak English. At such times, a few words of Kiswahili will come in handy.We also think it will be a bonus to go back home with a few Kiswahili words. Being able to say a word or two in Kiswahili might also win you a few friends. The language is relatively easy to learn. Words are pronounced as they are phonetically written.Please kindly, go through the few Kiswahili words. Colors- rangy, black- Neuse, blue- blue, animals- wanyama, birds- ndege, baboons- nyani, buffaloes- nyati, rhino- kifaru, zebras- pundamilia, giraffes- twiga ,and elephants- tembo.Boniface Ngimojino.

The Giraffe is the Most attractive mammal

oltukaiconservancy — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:00:47 +0000

The length of a giraffe’s neck is matched by that of its legs and its slow motion lope covers ground at a great rate. The legs end in enlarged hocks and broad, rounded hooves and can run at 60 kph. Both young and old are able to out ship most predators. The neck is fringed with a short, thick mane and both sexes develop three horns above the eyes. Widespread throughout Tanzania found in the Savannah’s, woodlands and seasonal floodplains. Commonest in the areas where rain falls annually, Giraffes or Twigas in Swahilli, favor scattered low and medium - height woody growth. Giraffes are known to feed from over 100 species of plants, but favor acacia’s like Commiphora. Thank you. Boniface Ngimojino.

Healthy wildlife healthy people

oltukaiconservancy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:20:30 +0000

Heavy rainfalls started in all corners of the rangelands/ecosystems in which the dark green, lush pastures are available in plenty. Water- door to door is available throughougt the season. Wildlife, Livestock and people are now getting water near their homes. Animal yields are improved and available. The community is happy and enjoys very much the season.

Boniface Ngimojino.

Suprises of the ecosystems

oltukaiconservancy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:10:42 +0000

It was a lovely, soothing song from unlikely and unlovely source; a hyeana. No matter how often you have the privilege and good luck to visit the ecosystems of Tarangire/ Manyara, there’s always something new to see and experience. Something I could never have even imagined, was a mother singing a lovely soft, humming lullaby as she suckled, her young.

So who was this attentive and loving mother? It was a hyeana. Mama hyeana lying in the grass, completely relaxed, humming the softest of tunes to her three half grown cubs as they suckled from her.

Thank you in advance.

Boniface Ngimojino.

The dancing monkey

oltukaiconservancy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:53:45 +0000

This monkey of many names is black and white and red all over, more or less( said by Claire Lewis). The Patas monkey is the largest species in the Quenon tribe. There are about 20 species of African monkeys referred as quenon and are characterized by bold markings of white or bright colours and tails that are longer than the combined head and length. The patas monkey has many other names which are; Red, military, hussar, sergeant major and dancing monkey.

While some names are derived from its facial whiskers and errect postures, the name “Dancing monkey” is from its habit of raising all 4 feet off the ground to express pleasure or excitment. They are visually striking with red upper parts and long, slender, all-white limbs.They differ geographically.eg, that found in Tanzania(E.P. Baumstarki) have all-black faces.The ones we have recorded around the western Serengeti have no white facial markings, and the males have greyer underparts.They are truly Omnivorous and highly dependent on whistling.

Thank you,

Boniface Ngimojino.

The community initiated projects

oltukaiconservancy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:13:30 +0000

As an effort to support commnities in the area living surrounding the ecosystems, the Conservancy set a side over 60% of its annual budget for support for community initiated projects (SCIP) that focus on wildlife conservation,education, health, Infrastructures, Women income generating activities, water supply, cattle dips rehabilitation and as the community in the vicinity of the ecosystem,is mainly pastoralists with large herds of Livestock.

Thanking you for your support in this struggle.

Boniface Ngimojino.

Lions Spotted in Ol Tukai

oltukaiconservancy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:06:01 +0000

This morning the Ol Tukai Game Scouts called to report lions have moved into the conservancy. This is a rare occurrence in the conservancy because during dry months the larger prey species like zebras and wildebeest migrate north to the Serengeti or south to the near by Tarangire national park. During the rainy seasons, November-December and April-May the lions occasionally follow the herds to the fresh grazing grass of Ol Tukai. Patrick Fleming Ol Tukai Team

Large Wind Storm Brings Rain and Life to Ol Tukai

oltukaiconservancy — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:28:58 +0000

On Saterday Afternon, Nov 29 a powerful wind and rain storm struck the Ol Tukai Conservacy damaging a roof and serveral tents belonging to an eco-logde situated in the heart of the conservancy. This same storm was reporded throughout Northern Tanzania as far away as the border with Kenya at Lake Natron. I personally exprerience the wind and rain first hand and found the experience thrilling and dusty. Sight was reduced to less than 10 meters. The next morning we awoke to find hundreds of Wildebeest and Zebra in the Conservancy brought in by the fresh green grass that the rains have produced over the last 2 weeks.

Thank you,

Patrick Fleming Ol Tukai team

Ngorongoro -the natural Zoo.

oltukaiconservancy — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:00:47 +0000

Ngorongoro Crater, 286 meters above the sea level, is the largest unbroken caldera in the World. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meters from the Crater floor, this natural amphitheatre covers an area of about 260 square, 100 square miles, and is home to up 25, 000largest mammals, almost half of them Zebras and Wildebeests.There are also Gazelles, Buffaloes, Elands, Hartebeests, Warthogs and others. Such concentrated numbers attract predators, mainly Lions, and Hyenas but also Cheetahs and Leopards. More than a 100 species of Birds not found in the Serengeti have been spotted here. Countless Flamingoes form a pink blanket over the Soda lakes.Thank you.Boniface Ngimojino