The Mashaba Young Female: Approaching Independence
Textbooks can be necessarily vague when it comes to giving facts and figures about wild animals, and when looking up the age of leopard independence, one will generally read that they …
Textbooks can be necessarily vague when it comes to giving facts and figures about wild animals, and when looking up the age of leopard independence, one will generally read that they …
In July 2015 our guide, Andrea Campbell, wrote a blog entitled “The Most Hardcore Animal in the Bush: the Female Leopard” and during our recent visit to Londolozi we enjoyed …
The birth of leopard cubs is always just cause for excitement levels to rise in the guiding team. When a leopard who was pregnant reappears after she hasn’t been seen …
“It seems like our bond with animals is deeply rooted in our psyches and we need them just as much as we need wild open spaces. We don’t need them …
Tracking can sometimes be a painstaking process; if only one tracker is working a set of tracks, and the terrain is tricky, he or she will often be forced to …
Despite having passed away over 15 years ago, there remains on Londolozi today, the lingering story of a legendary leopard. She was named the Tugwaan female and it seems her memory has …
Recently we were privy to a pretty remarkable few days of leopard viewing. This may seem like a redundant comment to make when Londolozi is renowned for its leopards but in my …
I recently spent a few days in the Photography studio with one of our long-time repeat guests, Lee. We spent many happy hours reviewing his best photos from the previous …
It is our 90th year at Londolozi and as a result there is a distinctive tinge of nostalgia in the air. Recently we’ve been working on some really amazing projects to be launched …
The crisp of the mornings is broken by warming African sunrise, and once the day draws to an ends, just after the golden hour, we are led into an ever-changing canvas brought …
Many years ago I was lucky enough to encounter the Mashaba 3:3 Female one late afternoon in May. She was full from eating an impala which she had stalked and …
Being involved in the behind-the-scenes media side of things, I don’t get to drive guests as often as I would like to these days. Recently however, I was granted the …
I remember once reading that the first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else. It easy to forget that there are a million intricacies that connect the …
A deeper passion grows for the bush and its wildlife during and after working at Londolozi. The passion is infectious amongst all staff; a seed is planted that grows in …
About a month ago we shared a post where Jess MacLarty, a ranger of 7 years, reminisced about her guiding years in a beautiful journal of images. As promised we now …