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Mammals in the Mutinondo Wilderness

We don't promise that you will see wildlife during your visit to Mutinondo. The hunting from local villagers and type of vegetation keep the wide variety of game well hidden. Mutinondo mammals are truly wild, unprotected by fence and government so if you do see something you are very lucky. The animals have a very wide range within the area and fencing would be detrimental to their natural wanderings and would help the hunters in cornering the animals and the wire would be a very good source of material to make snares.

We try to work with the community to encourage them not to hunt illegally and offer opportunities of alternative incomes but unfortunately hunters are not farmers and the local legal system is not committed to enforcing the wildlife laws. See Chintu Mukulu -Work with the Community


MUTINONDO WILDERNESS MAMMAL LIST

Thick tailed bushbaby - Otolemur crassicandatus
South African lesser bushbaby - Galago moholi
Yellow baboon - Papio cynocephalus
Vervet monkey - Cercopithecus aethiops
Smith's red rock rabbit - Pronolagus rupestris
Scrub hare - Lepus saxatilis
Cape porcupine - Hystrix africaeaustralis
Rock dormouse - Graphiurus (Claviglis) murinus
Tree squirrel - Paraxerus cepapi
Greater canerat - Thyronomys swinderianus
Lesser canerat - Thyronomys gregoriarius
Leopard - Panthera pordus
Caracal - Felis caracal
Side-striped jackal -Canis adustus
Cape clawless otter - Aonyx capensis
Honey badger - Melvora capensis
African civet - Civettictis civetta
Large spotted genet -Genetta tigrina
Slender mongoose - Galerella sanguinnea
Rock hyrax - Procavia capensis
Antbear - Orycteropus afer
Bushpig - Potamochoerus porcus
Warthog - Phacochoerus aethiopicus
Lichtenstein's hartebeest -Alcephalus lichtensteinii
Common duiker - Sylviocapta grimmia
Roan -Hippotragus equinus
Sable - Hoppotragus niger
Klipspringer - Oreotragus oreotragus
Sharpe's grysberg -Raphicerus sharpei
Sitatunga - Tragelaphus spekei
Bushbuck - Tragelaphus scriptus
Eland - Taurotragus oryx
Reedbuck - Redunca arundinium


OCCASIONALLY SEEN MAMMALS

Blue monkey Cercopithecus mitis opisthosticus
Spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta
Lion Panthera leo
Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceras
Spring hare Pedetes

Rain Frog
RAIN FROG

Chameleon
CHAMELEON

Tiger Snake
TIGER SNAKE

Genet hunting
LARGE SPOTTED GENET

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