November ended as the driest November since the Conservancy started operations over 24 years ago and there is no immediate sign of rain.  If this is the case, most of Narok will suffer a drought and we can expect immense grazing pressure on the Reserve.  The Triangle is fortunate in that we have had scattered showers and most it is green.

We received over 110 mm of rain this month, bringing the total to our yearly average, with two months of the short rains to go.

This month we had 130 mm of rain, bringing the total for the year to date up to 1,026.5 mm (41”).  Sporadic thunderstorms throughout the month confused the wildebeest, it would rain and they would leave, it would then dry up for a few days and they would return.  However, I think that heavy rain at the end of September will be sufficient to drive them away until next year

We had very heavy rain in the Triangle from the 9ᵗʰ for a few days.   This was sufficient to flood the river one day and cause the migration to return to Tanzania.  Within a few days there was hardly a wildebeest in the Mara.  There is a chance that they may return if we get a week or two of dry weather – if not, this will rank as the worst migration in recent memory.

Some members of KAPS staff, together with those from the Conservancy and County, mounted a social media and political campaign against the resident manager,

We had 205 mm (4.2”) of rain in April, bringing the total for the year to date to 616 mm.  Heavy rain on the 10ᵗʰ, causing extensive flooding.  The rains in recent years have been characterized by these severe storms, causing extensive damage to roads and infrastructure.  These rains are no exception.

We had slightly over 100 mm of rain throughout the month, sufficient to turn the burnt areas green, fortunately no big storms.