Vervet Monkeys Raid Weaver Nests
Crossing the Causeway over the Sand River on our way back to camp, we noticed something unusual. There is an island of trees in the middle channel of the river …
Crossing the Causeway over the Sand River on our way back to camp, we noticed something unusual. There is an island of trees in the middle channel of the river …
We have all heard of the famous Big Five and you may have even heard of the small five (leopard tortoise, red-billed buffalo weaver, rhino beetle, ant lion and elephant …
We have been seeing the Mangheni pride a lot more frequently of late, and long may it last. As a guide you sometimes try and tick all the boxes when …
In our latest Week in Video we featured a sequence of a small family of Southern Ground Hornbills foraging on a rainy day. We spent about 45 minutes with the …
The final TWIP of 2020! A year that has quite literally rewritten history and will be spoken about for generations to come. For us, it was the first time that …
It’s been just over three weeks since we first found the Southern Ground Hornbill nest in the south-eastern parts of the reserve. As per the protocol, we have not visited …
It’s been quite a year. The upheaval that has been 2020 has redefined the way we view things. The way business is conducted, society, each other, this planet and indeed …
In my previous blog about “How Old is That Lion?” I focused on a few different ways to estimate the age of cubs in particular. Now it is time to …
Previously, I wrote about walking barefoot through the Leadwood forest in the Northern part of Londolozi. While doing just that, I noticed that at both ends of the forest there …
For close to a month we had had no sign of the cub of the Makomsava female. Some had started losing hope that the cub was still alive, until Tayla …
Over the last few weeks you may have noticed two bright lights just above the horizon in the early evening sky when looking in a south-westerly direction. These are not …
A couple of lion tracking expeditions took place this week, some successful and some not. Hyenas featured strongly as did the ever-present elephant herds. Summer is in full swing at …
To be away from Londolozi for eight months was difficult, to say the least, especially when you’re watching the daily sightings on the blog and social media. Put it this …
“It’s a beautiful thing when a career and a passion come together” … I read this quote most mornings when I am in the back of Varty Camp. I am …
Dean de la Rey and I were out early, hoping to find the Mhangeni pride which no one had found the previous evening. They had been down in the southern …