Category Archives: Wildlife

Pallas Cat – A Central Asian Mystery

Posted on 21/03/2014 by dianabuja

The Pallas Cat, a small resident of Central Asia and surrounding areas, has become a favorite of mine in the wild felid kingdom.  Here is a rare video of a wild Pallas, from Russia The following black and white pictures … Continue reading →

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Posted in Asia, Cats, Wildlife | Tagged , , , | 5 Comments

Friday Funnies – On Friday!!

Posted on 23/08/2013 by dianabuja

Have a wonderful weekend – we are, here by the Lake!!

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Posted in Africa-Central, Approapriate Technology, Burundi, David Attenborough, Environment, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Humor, Lake Tanganyika, Living here, Social Life, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Friday Funnies

Posted on 21/06/2013 by dianabuja

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Posted in Botany, Environment, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Wildlife | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Locusts and Hyenas: The Red Sea Hills of Eastern Egypt & Sudan

Posted on 27/03/2013 by dianabuja

Following on the recent swarms of Locusts in Egypt and Israel, here is an update of a blog on the topic (and on hyenas): Previous blogs on work in the Red Sea Hills are found here and here. During the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-East, Africa-General, Africa-North, Africa-Southern, Egypt Desert Locust Authority, Egypt-Ancient, Egypt-Recent, Sudan, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A Taste of 2012 – Top Posts Favor Colonial Era; Food; Ancient Egypt

Posted on 01/01/2013 by dianabuja

2012 was an excellent year for blogging.  Daily reads ranged between 200 and 300, with a few entries going over 500.  Readers were most interested in posts that stress the colonial era of African history, together with wildlife, traditional farming … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Africa-General, Africa-West, Agriculture, Burundi, Caravan routes, Colonialism, Contract-Farming, David Livingstone, Egypt-Ancient, Ethnicity, Food, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Indigenous crops & medicinal plants, Lake Tanganyika, Organic Gardenig, Research & Development, Stanley and Livingstone, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Visitors on the Wild Side of Lake Tanganyika – I

Posted on 09/11/2012 by dianabuja

Updated 9-11-12 Part II is here:Visitors on the Wild Side of Lake Tanganyika – II Over the years I have enjoyed (or not) the gifting, invasion, or other means of learning about the creatures of this part of central Africa.  Wildlife … Continue reading →

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Posted in Africa-Central, Burundi, Chimpanzees, Elephants, Hotel Club du Lac Tanganyika2, Leopards, Living here, Snakes, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

What Happened to the Black Mamba in the Bathroom

Posted on 15/09/2012 by dianabuja

We don’t know.  A group of villagers came over and searched everywhere in the house, but snakes are so clever at finding small places to hide… On the other hand, one of the folks pointed out that snakes are pretty good at … Continue reading →

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Posted in Burundi, East central Africa, European explorers, Explorers & exploration, Food, Living here, Pets, Richard Burton, Wildlife | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment