Camera Trap Chronicles #1
The vast majority of animal activity at Londolozi is often left unseen. Despite boasting some of the densest animal populations in Africa, we still spend a great amount of time …
The vast majority of animal activity at Londolozi is often left unseen. Despite boasting some of the densest animal populations in Africa, we still spend a great amount of time …
Starting a guiding career at Londolozi is equal parts daunting as it is exciting. Having such a rich history of incredible guides means there are always big shoes to fill. …
Our Virtual Safari this week coincidentally finds itself centred around an iconic place on Londolozi, Plaque Rock. We begin with a lucky find of the Ntsevu mothers and the last …
With winter firmly behind us now, the days are warming up significantly, and the bush is finally drying out slightly. Why I mention this is that the dust in the …
I must preface this post with the fact that there will be a part two to this blog, as the nature of living and working out here at Londolozi, there …
We start this week’s Virtual Safari absolutely baffled as we come around the corner to find the Mashaba Female and her two cubs walking down the road towards the Southern …
We can be safe to say that winter has come and gone, and the daytime temperatures begin to sore as summer is fast approaching. This has not affected the game …
I am sure I am not alone when I say that, amongst many other things, the 2020 global pandemic and lockdown period encouraged many self-reflection moments and reminded me (amongst …
The day started with no real plan. We’d had a couple of really fun and beautiful sightings and now was an afternoon to see where the wind would blow us. …
The formidable Maxim’s Male has been providing some great quality sightings of late. We spend some time with him on a bright moonlit night. Initially, he was moving around on …
We are very fortunate to have the perennial Sand River flowing through Londolozi from our western boundary, in front of our camps and over our eastern boundary, spanning a length …
Londolozi’s love affair with leopards dates back to when John Varty and Elmon Mhlongo first started tracking and viewing leopards regularly in the 70’s. An exercise that has become known …
We seem to be experiencing a serious baby boom on Londolozi at the moment. The number of female leopards with cubs takes game viewing to an all-time high. After enjoying …
If you are familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi, you will know that each individual leopard is referred to by a unique name. As rangers, we are often asked about …
After hearing that the Plaque Rock Female might have moved her cubs to a new den we decide to head there on our way back to camp on a windy …