The farmers say the dry spell started in mid-November and many water sources including valley dams and pastures have dried up leaving their animals at risk of starvation and dehydration.

During the last couple of months of the dry season, the animals of Etosha become tense and edgy. They have waited long enough. October brings hope, with clouds building and perhaps a few showers.

Once a vibrant and ecologically rich haven, Lawachhara Forest in Moulvibazar is now facing a dire environmental crisis.

Dry season finds the Sudd’s white-eared kob in ... s lush tropical forests and its arid Sahara sands. There the animals gather in herds to graze low-lying meadows with access to permanent ...

1a). This means that heat lows and associated wind-circulation responses are the dominant effects during the wet season. By contrast, the dominant effect during the dry season (June to August ...

Mouse lemurs are forest dwellers that live in female-dominated groups of up to 15 animals. They spend most ... a dormant state during Madagascar's dry season, from April or May to September ...