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Matt Rochford

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Growing up in the small coastal town of Mtunzini afforded Matt a childhood of endless adventures and the freedom to explore the rich diversity of animal and plant life in the area. He thus developed his passion for wildlife at a young age. ...

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What a great sighting. Good to see, that there are cheetahs around still. Hopefully, we’ll be kept updated. Exciting news!!

I’m really happy for you Matt! Aren’t they lovely. They still have their cute grey mantles down their backs..

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wow. Great sighting and wonderful pictures!!! I hope they stick around.

Amazing! I’m not surprised that Terrance was able to use his magic powers to find the cheetah and her cubs!!

Senior Digital Ranger

Just amazing

Wow, great pictures along with your great adventure spotting the cheetahs. Thanks for sharing, Matt.

Oh how lucky you were Matt, and well done Terrence! That’s a great partnership, Terrence finds them then you take the most beautiful photos. They are so gorgeous, right off the top of the cuteness scale.

I really love the picture of the mother sitting on a raised mound with her cubs around her legs. It reminds me of a mother bird in a nest with all her chicks under or around her. Cheetahs are my favourite cat so this has been lovely for me to see this. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful moment in time with us around the world.

Hi Matt, cheetahs are a rarity indeed especially in southern Africa, probably also because, as you said, they need a suitable territory. There was a blog about a monther with three cubs and a young independent male, have you ever seen them again? Yes there are so many predators around, the mum can well beat them in speed but not the cubs sadly. I hope to read more news from you! Those little faces are exquisite!

Wow! So exciting! We’ll be there within the week and now I’m hoping for a sighting too!

WOW! Spectacular! Thanks for sharing your amazing experience and for the great photos!

Senior Digital Ranger

What beautiful pictures of the cheetahs. Thank you for sharing this.

Matt, how thrilling it must have been to finally find the female cheetah and her adorable cubs! This must be the same mother that Kirst viewed a while ago that was moving her tiny cubs, so it’s great to know they’re doing well. Patience does have it rewards!

Wonderful!!!

Well done Matt!!! They are very special and I am so excited to see the mother and her 4 cubs. It is not often that you see Cheetah in the wild, so this is really an exceptional sighting. So precious.

Senior Digital Ranger

Great work Matt! Great photos. I still have yet to see a cheetah at Londolozi.

How exciting, Matt! And four cubs – such a rare sighting! And Terrence certainly has good intuition! I know they have a challenging road ahead, but I am cheering for the cubs to make it to adulthood.

Lucky lucky! We spent a morning a couple of weeks ago trying to find them without success except for one track! Good work and great success for you!

What a great sighting, Matt!
We also saw the cheetah mum and her adorable cubs during my stay. They were resting under a bush. It is, of course, even more exciting when the little ones are active. Though seeing cheetah cubs is always a total privilege. They are that cute and belong to such an endangered species. I hope that they will make it to adulthood. Maybe next time I can admire them as young adults.

Oh, and your photos are fantastic!

INCEDIBLE sighting Matt!! Cheetah are my favorite of all the amazing animals that roam Londolozi, quickly followed by those amazing Wild Dogs!! Just a brilliant find, and your images are stunning! Bravo to you and Tracker Terrence!!

How precious! I do hope they stick around (and survive) so we can continue to enjoy their story.

Matt: We saw them earlier this week with Megan and Veatence. Incredible hour plus of wandering and playing. BUT, there were only three cubs? One didn’t make it? Or, a different female?

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