Knowing Your Place | Virtual Safari #328
This week I had a reunion that I thoroughly enjoyed, and one that was probably long overdue. A leopard I haven’t spent real time with since before the pandemic turned …
This week I had a reunion that I thoroughly enjoyed, and one that was probably long overdue. A leopard I haven’t spent real time with since before the pandemic turned …
There is an indescribable energy in the movement of a territorial male leopard. It is unlike watching younger nomadic males, whose movements often appear uncertain and exploratory. A dominant male …
The past few weeks have been the turning point for me as I officially welcome back my winter gloves . The mornings have turned cold now and with each passing …
Settling into the busyness of a winter season in the bush, mornings like the one we had the other day are few and far between. With full camps, radios constantly …
When I started training at the start of 2020, little did I know I would still be here over six years later. My first leopard at Londolozi was the Plaque …
Your Safari moments are never quite over until you really are home. There are always surprises right until the very end. There’s something about the last few minutes of a …
This week the bush was busy. There’s been a developing storyline among the lions on Londolozi that I’ve been tracking with you for the last few weeks now, and this …
Well into the throes of winter, the mornings now arrive with a distinct chill, often accompanied by a veil of mist that hangs low over the open clearings before the …
We haven’t put out many updates on the Tsalala Female recently, and so I thought this would be a great time to do so. For much of the last few …
Taylor’s Dam sits close enough to camp that you can hear it from the deck on a still evening. It is not a place I have ever associated with buffalo. …
At nearly 14 years old the Nkoveni Female will almost certainly be one of the oldest territorial female leopards in the Sabi Sands. Over this period, she has established herself …
It started with two lions I have had on my mind a fair amount. One of them in particular, a male I’d last seen looking like he’d come off second …
Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful family from Australia. Like most Aussies, they came armed with a sharp sense of humour and an even sharper ability to …
There is a stretch of the year out here that I look forward to more than any other, and we are right in the middle of it. The bush is …
Sometimes a message comes through, and before you have even finished reading it, there is already a sinking feeling telling you it is not going to be good. You read …