Assamo the commuter: 19 - 28 May 2013

This monitoring period had two distinct phases.  At the beginning of the period, on 19-20 May, Assamo was located mostly around Obok, in northern Djibouti (See map below).  On the 21st he moved NW to a place near Egahlou (he visited here on 16 May. See previous post).  By the 0830 on the 22nd he was already heading south and west, and between 0830 and 1130 he traveled about 90 km to what appears to be the rubbish dump at the town of Ail Sabieh, then by 1430 on that day he was located just inside the Ethiopian border about 10 km to the south.  This is the beginning of the second phase of this monitoring period.

Assamo's movements started in northern Djibout, near Obok (19 May 2013).  He moved south on 22 May 2013

The second phase of this monitoring period was characterized mostly by Assamo being a commuter to and from Ali Sabieh.  He is what happened:

22 May 1130 in Ali Sabieh, 1430 in Ethiopia
23 May 0530 in Ali Sabieh, 0830 in Ethiopia
24 May 0530 in Ali Sabieh, 1130 in Ethiopia
25 May 0830 in Ali Sabieh, 1430 in Ethiopia
26 May 0830 in Ali Sabieh, 1430 in Ethiopia
27 May 0830 in Ali Sabieh, 0830 in Ethiopia, 1130 back just east of Ali Sabieh, 1430 farther north
28 May 0830 in Ali Sabieh, 1130 back north of town. 

The map below shows the locations in Ethiopia and in Ali Sabieh

Assamo's locations in Ali Sabieh, and along the Djibouti-Ethiopian road, just over the border in Ethiopia.

Assamo: 4-17 May 2013

Assamo's movements during 4-17 May 2013

Though Assamo hasn't moved very far during this time period, those movements are still interesting... At least to me they are. Assamo spent most of this time near permanent/semi-permanent settlements (when I zoom in on Google Earth there are cement buildings and fenced compounds).  These settlements are located on two arms of a large wadi system, so most of Assamo's locations fall within a circle of about 30 km.  He did make some forays out to the NE (16 May) near Egahlou, to the West (5 May) near Airolaf and even to Tadjoura (6 May).  We have not recorded him re-visiting the site where he was caught.  That could be because locations are determined at intervals throughout the day, and so he could have visited and we missed it.  Of course, it could also be that he just hasn't gone back to the Tadjoura abattoir.

Assamo visits Eritrea

Assamo made an excursion to Eritrea on 2 May 2013.

During the period shown on the map (28 April - 2 May) Assamo behaved much like he has in the past, mostly moving between settlements to the north of Tadjoura town in northern Djibouti.  However, on 2 May Assamo was located briefly in Eritrea in the Danakil province in the south.  This movement seems very much like a short excursion because 3 hours before and 3 hours after being located in Eritrea, Assamo was moving around north of Tadjoura, 75 -90 km to the southwest.  So, since trapping, Assamo has spent most of his time in Djibouti, but has ranged widely within that country.  He has also made excursions to Ethiopia and now Eritrea, albeit short excursions in both instances.