Why I Miss The Drought
“Drought” is a negative word, with many negative connotations. Lack of rain, water shortages, poor grazing, crop failure… the list goes on. As many are aware, this El Niño year …
“Drought” is a negative word, with many negative connotations. Lack of rain, water shortages, poor grazing, crop failure… the list goes on. As many are aware, this El Niño year …
At the risk of us being a bit leopard-heavy this week (as if that’s a bad thing!), I’d like to briefly examine the current states of the Tutlwa and Nanga …
The name Maliliwane (previously Campbell Koppies young female) is not one that has featured too regularly on the Londolozi blog in years past. One of our least known leopards who resides …
Survival of the fittest. A phrase that is often used, but not often observed. Even being out in the bush and spending time with animals on a daily basis, we …
As is understandable, most of our guests arrive with visions of the Big 5 in mind; lions, leopards and elephants are what they anticipate seeing, and hopefully are also what …
Moving his hand swiftly upwards, tracker Freddy Ngobeni indicated for me to stop, as he had just heard the chattering alarm call of a squirrel. I immediately switched off the …
A few days ago we were woken by the sound of rain pattering on the dry earth. Because of the rain that day, the Londolozi Cubs Den was a hive …
The past week has been a week I will remember for a long time to come. The bush has been blessed with the temporary relief of rain. After a long …
In line with our What Do You Want To Know About Photography post from a week or two ago, and after the photographic workshop we held recently, so well documented by …
I stood in Varty Camp car park, radio in hand after answering a two-minute ETA for our guests. I was feeling exhausted. My feet were aching from walk-running around camp …
Sometimes things just go your way in the bush, and without any effort on your part, incredible sightings pop up around every corner. I recently had two friends come and visit …
When it comes to selecting our favourite Instagram posts, there are a number of criteria to go on. Is it a technically great photo? Does it resonate? Did it get …
Late last week saw a rare event; some of the Londolozi trackers stumped. Despite following the tracks of the two Matimba males all the way through a sweltering morning, they …
Recently I was sitting with Jess MacLarty, reminiscing on her days as a ranger and she was showing me some of her images. I hadn’t seen any of her photographs …