An Update on the Tsalala Female Lion
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 …
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 …
As we move into the autumn months, April and May have brought with them a collection of moments worth holding onto – cooler mornings settling over the Sabi Sand, and …
For the past year, cheetah sightings in this area have been few and far between. In that time, most of our encounters have been with the resident male, while the …
The Brown-headed Parrot (Poicephalus cryptoxanthus) is, I suspect, one of the more under-appreciated birds we see, mostly due to the fleeting sightings we have of them. Often seen as a …
As we move deeper into May, winter is definitely showing its teeth. The mornings have turned properly cold, with a crispness to the air that signals the season has well …
Timing feels right to provide an update on the Three Rivers Female. After seeing her mating with the Maxims Male at the end of December 2025, it was a matter …
It has been a summer of abundance. The rains came early, came hard, and kept coming, turning the reserve into something almost unrecognisable to those who only know it dry …
The first week of May is usually my favourite week each year – and this week has once again proved my point. The grass is still long and green, fed …
After a particularly busy period, I had the rare opportunity where I did not have any guests for a morning. Hearing that the Nottens Male had been seen on Londolozi, …
As a guide at Londolozi, certain sounds immediately sharpen your senses. The alarm call of a vervet monkey is one of them. One afternoon recently, it was exactly that sound …
Some sightings will stay with me forever. And on one particular morning’s game drive earlier this month, this sighting (a mere 10 minutes) was one of those moments. Heading out …
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 …
There is a particular moment, sometime between the bush and the boma, when guests often pause. The vehicle has just rolled back into camp. The engine is quiet. And somehow, …