Ep. 18 Eavesdropping on Elephants (night sounds of Kibale Forest)

The East Africa Travel Podcast | Diary of a Muzungu

An elephant rumble or an earth tremor – can the Muzungu tell the difference? In episode 18, we're back in my wooden house on the edge of Kibale National Park in western Uganda, alert to the night sounds from the forest.

Join me as I listen to the sounds of elephants – one of the many incredible experiences that inspired this podcast. Can you hear them breathing?

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How to tell when an elephant is nearby – by the splintering of wood or the shape of fresh dung.
• What happens when elephants cross the park boundary onto community land.

Come with me – Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of *Diary of a Muzungu* – as I wrap up in a Maasai blanket to sit in the dark, listening for night sounds at Sunbird Hill, Nature Monitoring and Rewilding Site, Kibale Forest, Uganda. It's a short episode, packed with atmosphere.

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