A Week in the Bush, Told the Way It Actually Happened | Virtual Safari #321
Some Days You Nail It. Some Days the Bush Has Other Plans. There’s a particular kind of week the bush dishes out every now and then. The kind that ignores …
Some Days You Nail It. Some Days the Bush Has Other Plans. There’s a particular kind of week the bush dishes out every now and then. The kind that ignores …
It was a clear, warm, sunny morning in the bush, which we are so lucky to have many of at this time of year at Londolozi. It was one of …
As April gives way to May, there’s a subtle but unmistakable shift settling over the reserve. The early mornings carry a cooler edge now, and the last light of day …
As the summer season draws to a close at Londolozi, I have been reflecting on the moments from the season that left the deepest impressions. From the golden light spilling …
Lionesses 2, Sean 0. That was the situation by the end of our second attempt to find the Kambula Females, and I am not too proud to admit that the …
Over the past few weeks, there had been a growing sense of anticipation around the Ximungwe Female. We knew she had denned, we knew she had two cubs, and we …
On Monday evening, I was on a call I couldn’t step away from. By the time I wrapped up and made it to the airstrip, the storm had already begun …
Harry and Megan found something the other night that I really wish I had been there for. They’d come across the Msuthlu Pride, eleven lions, out on the open ground …
From being a leopard we once encountered fairly often, the Nhlanguleni Female has become a much rarer sight. Her territory has always been to the west of our camps, but …
The morning after I watched the Xinkhova Female carry her cub to a new den, Shaun D’Araujo rounded a corner and found a leopard in a tree. Nothing unusual there. …
As one of the newer faces on the Londolozi ranger team, I thought I would take this chance to formally introduce myself here. I grew up in Johannesburg, studied Agricultural …
It has been quite a treat lately when it comes to wild dogs. The difficulty of finding and observing them is almost immeasurable. Wild dogs are the rarest carnivores in …
There are some mornings in the bush that will forever be etched into your memory as something special. Some drives just gather momentum on every corner, building layer upon layer, …
Being out in the field day and night at Londolozi gives you a direct look at the constant shifts within the ecosystem. Lately, there has been a very clear change …
Right, let’s get the embarrassing bit out of the way first. The Tsalala Lioness. A few episodes back, we got rather carried away with the idea that she had given …