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The Track and Find – A Science, an Art, a Connection

Alex Jordan July 23, 2017 1 2

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” ― Albert Einstein, The …

Safari Experience Tracking Wildlife

Lost & Found

Liam Henderson July 9, 2017 2 32

It has been a little over a month since the passing of the Xidulu Female leopard, who was killed by the new Avoca coalition of male lions who have made their presence …

Leopards Tracking Wildlife

A Lesson in Tracking

Alistair Smith May 16, 2017 12

There is nothing more exciting than following a fresh set of tracks. The moment requires intense focus, constant awareness of your surroundings, and a unique attention to detail if the tracking …

Guests Lions Tracking Wildlife

My Most Memorable Moments…

Alistair Smith April 19, 2017 13

I, like most other rangers, often struggle to come up with an answer to one of the most frequently asked questions by guests: “What is your most favourite sighting here …

Leopards Lions Photo Journal Photography Tracking Wildlife

The first glimpse of the porcupine as it darted out of the hole in a hurry to seek shelter in a thicket nearby

Male Leopard Goes After Porcupine

Alistair Smith April 10, 2017 7

It was my guests’ last morning drive, and they were filled with mixed emotions at the thought of their departure back home to America. We had had a spectacular three …

General Nature Leopards Photography Tracking

A Change Of Plans

Alistair Smith January 30, 2017 2

The one thing I love most about the bush, is that no two days, and in fact, no two game drives are ever the same. Each time we set out into …

General Nature Guests Lions Tracking Wildlife

Life in Cape Town

Amy Attenborough January 18, 2017 26

At Londolozi we often talk about the incredible bonds that are created here and how work colleagues are more friends and family to each other than anything else. Recently this …

Occasions Tracking Travel

What’s The Story?

James Tyrrell January 8, 2017 22

Andrea Sithole is one of the best trackers at Londolozi. He makes it all look annoyingly easy. Great trackers don’t just have the ability to spot a track and see …

Leopards Tracking Wildlife

Tracking the Matimba Males Helped Me Look at the World With a Lot More Possibility

Amy Attenborough November 29, 2016 32

The last two weeks have been scarce with regards to viewings of the Matimba male lions as they have been spending most of their time east of our boundary. The …

Lions Tracking Wildlife

You Won’t Spot a Leopard From Further Than This Man Can…

James Tyrrell September 20, 2016 1 11

How far could you spot a leopard from? This is a question the Londolozi trackers ask themselves daily, and some of them just keep raising the bar. Jerry Hambana has been …

Tracking

The Benefit of Teamwork

James Tyrrell May 28, 2016 5

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 …

Leopards Tracking

For the Love of Tracking – Winnis Mathebula

Shaun D'Araujo January 9, 2016 11

Those who have had roads named after them at Londolozi have all been highly influential people. One name however, appears several times on the road maps of Londolozi. Winnis’s wallows, …

Londolozi Family Tracking

Video: Discover the Manyelethi River on Foot with our Rangers

Amy Attenborough November 16, 2015 3

Recently we posted about how as obsessive lover’s of the bush, we choose to spend our leave exploring some of Africa’s great wilderness areas. At work, when we get a …

Tracking Wildlife

In Search of the Otter: Camera Trap Part 4

Andrea Campbell September 26, 2015 3

After placing the camera trap in a new spot along the Sand River I have waited in anticipation to see what extraordinary glimpses into the natural world this small device …

Photography Tracking Wildlife

If the Trees had Eyes: Camera Traps in the Field

Andrea Campbell April 22, 2015 14

One cannot help driving through the bush and noticing particular game paths or ‘ideal’ spots that you reckon animals would enjoy. And while we check on these as often as …

Tracking Wildlife