Charles Pitman

Charles Pitman Biographical information Born 19 March 1890 Bombay, India Died 18 September 1975 (aged 85) Professional information Occupation Naturalist, game warden, conservationist, author Notable works Notable investigations • Crowing crested cobra • Nandi bear

Charles Robert Senhouse Pitman DSO MC (19 March 1890 – 18 September 1975) was an Anglo-Indian naturalist and conservationist who worked as a game warden in what is now Uganda and Zambia. In the course of his work in these countries, Pitman investigated a number of unknown animals which would now be called cryptids, including the ndalawo, crowing crested cobra, kongamato, uruturangwe, kibambangwe, Nandi bear, koddoelo, and mngwa. Alongisde William Hichens and Charles William Hobley, he is one of the most prolific early sources of information on East African cryptozoology.

Selected bibliography

• A Game Warden Among His Charges (1931) Nisbet & Company Limited
• A Game Warden Takes Stock (1945) Nisbet & Company Limited