Is The Senegal Bush Male Still Alive?
There is no leopard who has etched itself more vividly into my memory banks than the Senegal Bush Male. As a trainee ranger almost four years ago now, during one …
There is no leopard who has etched itself more vividly into my memory banks than the Senegal Bush Male. As a trainee ranger almost four years ago now, during one …
The leopard dynamics in our reserve have been quite fluid recently, especially concerning the male leopards. Here’s an update on what we’ve observed over the past few months. Firstly, the …
In a recent sighting ranger Jess Shillaw happened to get her guests into the right place at the right time to witness the Senegal Bush Male hunting a warthog. After …
In a recent sighting, we were elated to find the Nkuwa Female and her rapidly growing two male cubs. She had been successful on a hunt and managed to hoist …
Late one afternoon we find ourselves with the Senegal Bush Male as he roams the reaches of his territory, vocalising and scent marking, advertising that he is firmly in control …
Male leopard dynamics seem to be ever-changing, and recently Ranger Jess Shillaw explored the changes in the territorial habits of the Senegal Bush Male. We have definitely started to see …
It had been two weeks of not seeing the Senegal Bush Male. The rangers and trackers at Londolozi were starting to get worried about where he was. Was he expanding …
It’s always amazing when you pick up a set of guests who are absolute leopard enthusiasts, and it’s even better when they follow our blog religiously and are familiar with …
I will never forget the feeling I got when I saw my first leopard. We were on a family holiday in the Kruger National Park and on our last game …
The sun was still hidden below the Eastern horizon as I strolled into the carpark at Varty Camp. As tracker Life Sibuyi and I discussed our plans for the morning, …
Rainy and windy conditions, of which we have had a fair amount of late, do not bode well for leopard viewing. The elusive felines often choose to hunker down in …
Two leopards that we haven’t seen much until the last few months have been the Senegal Bush Male and the Three Rivers female so to have had them together mating …
That was the first thought that popped into my head a few days ago when we came across the Senegal Bush male lying in the middle of the road in …
The other day, we had the treat of seeing a leopard that we don’t often see: the Piccadilly Female. I’ve been wracking my brains and don’t think I’ve actually ever …