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Pearson
1965
April 24
24 km SE Wogbelen
Arrived Wogbelen about 9:30 last night; partly over-
cast, calm. 2 bars on or near our own, blue forre + cows.
Sheep in Combat field.
Inspection of area at 6 a.m. revealed very few pellet
burrows; no big mounds of dirt such as are found in the
surrounding area. Everybody's "sign" seems to be mostly
closed feeding holes (soldier) and a few open feeding
holes. No calling on the area, but moderate amounts
nearby. Half ours set traps about 7 a.m. and the other
half arrived 10 a.m. and set traps then. Caught about 20
hares on the area during the day plus 5 or 6 this one, not
counting two that we released on a track down occupied
holes (with big earth mounds). Both promptly stuffed their
heads and disappeared down the hole. No more. One
of these, a female I think, reappeared about 2 hours
later and started to move across the top of the ground
where she was caught. One of the students saw her
emerge.
The vegetation is indeed green and consists of
Bernut grass, Cenchrus paniciflorus, bunch flowers
(Tribul de caritilla) (Lacticae bisida? or minima not minima)
ditchbushes, a few scattered chistles, and no doubt some
other grasses.
Concerning Shertyon. The old burrow in our pasture
that contained a pink in Decembre (?) and was
abandoned and closed in March is now open again
with one end in attendance, a few pellets and
inside the burrow a northern earth frog - leptodactylus.