It is with great excitement that we have learned that a pack of Wild Dogs is currently denning not too far west of our boundary at the moment. Initially the pack settled for a termite mound in the far western sector of the Sabi Sands meaning that for months they were relatively immobile moving only short distances from their den-site. But as the pups are growing older so they are more capable of moving further distances…
Very few things are cuter than Wild Dog pups at play by Adam Bannister
A couple of days ago the pack decided to relocate…heading eastwards into our neighbours property. We are all very excited; hoping that in the next couple of weeks they will move back onto Londolozi and spoil us with phenomenal sightings of one of Africa’s rarest carnivores!
Big Ears by Adam Bannister
Wild Dog pup by Adam Bannister
Written and photographed by Adam Bannister
I bet that the lions in the area will not be too happy … lions and dogs are mortal enemies.
The reason why wild dogs are moving is exactly this – an encounter with Ximunge lionesses….
I bet that no other predator is happy 😉
I agree with your point of view:)
We had the first sighting of the pack at Londolozi yesterday evening!
Great to hear Adam, looking forward to some more footage coming up on the blog.
We were incredibly lucky to see a pack of wild dogs when we were staying with you earlier in the year it was the highlight of my trip perhaps it’s the same pack. They are amazing animals and so rare I felt very privileged to see them
Hi Bridie, they are magnificent to see! The pack you saw will be the same pack. they moved off Londolozi in about April in search of a densite. They found this quite far to the west of Sabi Sands. They had 8 pups, which I believe has now been reduced to 7. They also sadly lost one female adult to a lion skirmish!
Oh I would love to sit and observe the pack and their social behaviors. One of the trackers (don’t remember his name he rides with Daniel) shared how they take care of each other. Maybe on the next trip!! Oh, there WILL be a next trip. I’m hooked.
Oh, I hope they are there in November. Wild Dogs in the Sabi Sands is very exciting!!!
We are starting to see the pack more often now as the pups are starting to be able to move further distances…exciting times!