The Milgis Trust

Category: Milgis lugga, elephants | Date: Jun 29 2008 | By: milgistrust

Every time we see a gathering of Elephants milling around and looking slightly nervous, at the junction of the Laana Nikan and Parsaloi Luggas and then when it gets dark, a big push to the east far down the Milgis Lugga, it usually rains after 1 or 2 days!!..A huge flood ensures, and they have water in their favorite feeding areas down in the lower Milgis [Elgerei]… ..Those Eleys always know…??? On the 24th June, the gathering happend, but no rain.?? Incredibly this time the Elephants are wrong,..But not only the elephants are wrong, yesterday I saw something white down on the hill side that isn’t usually there… It was some lilies [crinum macowanii] in FULL flower as well..But there is NO SIGN OF RAIN.. ,, .. How on earth did nature do it!!.. In January this year Pete and I walked past the tell tale signs of rain… Ipomoeas [ cicatricosa] in flower in the desert, but we didn’t really take any notice as we had a plan!! that was to meet Ben the helicopter pilot in 3 days time on the top of the Ndotos, and the weather was fabulous!!..Its a serious climb so we needed 3 days to be ready!!.. We ignored all the signs and got absolutely flooded out !!.. Even the ipomoea were flowering last week… But not a cloud in the sky!!…

Lilies on Elkanto Hill..

Elephants gathering below Milgis Base

News this morning..at the base. 4 female lesser kudu with 2 ‘brand new’ young!! beautiful animals…