The Monte Vista journal., 1910-03-19
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khalifa's power at the battle of
Omdurman in 1898. an immense
big-game country which had
been closed to Europeans for
many years, has been opened
up. a considerable number of Brit
ish sportsmen have availcd them
selves OF the opportunities which
Lord kitcheners conquest has thus
made possible, and have enjoyed
some magnificent shooting, but
speaking generally, 1t may be
said that for various reasons the
Sudan has hitherto not been so IA
vorite field of sport and adventure
as East Africa and other parts of the
continent. At first, no doubt, the diff.
hculties of transport and the expense
of an expedition beyond Khartoum
prohibited all but the wealthiest gun
ners from trying their fortunes with
the big game of the Upper Nile and
the surrounding regions. The COM
pletion of the railway system from
Cairo to Khartoum has removed the
chief difficulty of hunting In the
Sudan country, and the sportsman
starting from Cairo on Thursday now
reaches khartoum on the following
Monday.
The game animals to be found in
the various regions now so readily
attainable from Cairo and Khartoum
number something like fifty species.
OF which. however. 1t is TO be noted
some are Of very local distribution.
while few are completely protected
Among these latter are Grants zebra
uound in the Mongolia proyince). the
Nubtan wild ass and the ostrich. Black
rhinoccros are now scarce in Kassala
and Seminar. and may not be shot
there. The shooting Of giraffe is also
discouraged in the Sudan regions. and
the sportsman wishing to secure a
specimen Will have to pay ego in ad.
dition to the cost of his shooting II.
cense. a full shooting license for all
kinds of game costs ESQ: but II is to
be remembered that here. as in other
parts of Africa, only limited mum.
Der OF each species may be shot. II
the gunner is not ambitious. he may
at the small cost Of CO procure "B"
license which enables him to shoot
hippopotamus, ibex, Barbary sheep.
warthog, gazclles and the smaller an.
telopes. In addition to those animals
which have been mentioned. the lis,
of game To be obtained in the regions
opened up by the Sudan railway com.
prises the following species: Ele.
plant, found in kassala. SEMINAR, the
Upper Nile country. Mongolia. Bahr
el Ghazal province and in southern
kordofan. The elephants found on
the Upper Nile often carry enormous
tusks. scaling upwards OF one hundred
pounds apiece. and are apparently the
finest ivory producers In Africa, which
IL saying not little. The white rhi.
nocerous. for generations supposed to
be found only in South Africa. where
II is now all but extinct, has In recent
years been discovered In the territory
known as the Lado Enclavc, on the
west bank OF the White Nile, for some
time leased to the late King Leopold.
But now about to form a part of Brit.
ish territory. Buffalo have much the
ramc range as elephants. and are
~
ter. Lion and leopard are not uncom.
mon In the Upper Nile regions. wher.
ever game is plentiful and water to
Ire found. Chcotah are met with In
various parts OF the country. but from
their shy and nocturnal habits are
less often seen than the last.namcd
animals. Among other carniyora ar.
to be noted striped and spotted by.
enas hunting dogs. jacknls. desert
foxes. lynNos. scrvals and various
Wild cats. The an,olopcs TO be found
In the Sudan regions form goodly
list indeed. The noble Gland roams
IN fair plenty In the great Bahr 81
GhaZal province. and In occassionnly
met with In Mongolia This In tho
splendid Dorbinn species tTaurotra.
gus dorbianus). which. first discov.
cred many years ago In ScncHambia.
has In rcccn, years been found 40 far
to the east ms the Bahr al Gharzni
country. This Gland carries the finest
horns OF any OF the various races
found in Africa. good examples meas
uring as much as thirty.ninc and forty
inches The roam antelope In found
In kassaia. Seminar and the White
Nile. Bahr 81 Ghazal and Mongolia