Taking Wildness Out To The World

Amy Attenborough April 17, 2017 4

Mostly at Londolozi we take people out into the wilderness but every now and again one of our own takes the wildness out to the world… Recently, Boyd Varty was featured on The Investor’s Field …

Wildlife

Connection at our Fingertips

Amy Attenborough April 5, 2017 9

A few days ago the thought struck me that humans are the most connected species on the planet. And by far the most sophisticated communicators. This is a rather large …

Wildlife

Do Animals Do Yoga?

Amy Attenborough March 30, 2017 8

“Practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.”- Pema Chodron Animals fully inhabit their bodies. They eat when they’re …

Wilderness teachings Wildlife

The Sweet Art of Making Marula Jam

Amy Attenborough March 29, 2017 5

At Londolozi we believe that one of the greatest ways to discover and connect with people is through food. Watching how elephants were taking advantage of the heavily laden Marula …

Cuisine Londolozi Family

‘Teenage’ Leopards Have More Fun

Amy Attenborough March 27, 2017 2 3

There is no argument that tiny, blue-eyed leopard cubs are heart melters. Mewling, fumbling about in long grass with spots so close together they look grey… I don’t know anyone …

Leopards Photography Wildlife

Otter Joy

Amy Attenborough March 1, 2017 5

When Chris Goodman, Londolozi’s Habitat Manager, was a little boy, he went on a fishing trip to Mafikeng with his father. In the middle of the night they woke up …

Wildlife

Why the North is So Dangerous For Leopards

Amy Attenborough February 25, 2017 4 14

Sitting on the Varty Camp deck just a few mornings ago, with cups of coffee in hand, a few of us rangers looked over the Sand River to the northern …

Leopards Wildlife

My Hope For You

Amy Attenborough February 12, 2017 12

Sitting with the Xidulu female leopard’s two cubs the other day, I was struck by what was for me such a beautiful and reassuring moment. We had found the two youngsters playing …

Wildlife

A Heartbreaking Find

Amy Attenborough January 31, 2017 2 9

I’m unashamedly obsessed with all trees but there is one on Londolozi that is not only a firm favourite of mine but also of other humans, lions, leopards, baboons, monkeys and …

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 in a Name?

Amy Attenborough January 3, 2017 7

Every recognized species on earth (at least in theory) is given a two-part scientific name. This system is called binomial nomenclature. These names are important because they allow people throughout …

Wildlife

The 20 Need-To-Know South Africanisms for Safari

Amy Attenborough December 8, 2016 9

Gees: A slang term referring to the amount of spirit, exuberance and energy somebody has or brings to a situation. Shangaan Animals: lion (ngala), hippo (mvubu), leopard (yingwe), snake (nyoka), elephant …

Wildlife

Londolozi’s 20 Most Evocative Images of 2016

Amy Attenborough December 5, 2016 15

Evocative means to bring strong images, memories, or feelings to mind. Evocative comes from the Latin word evocare, which means to “call out” or “summon.” To summon something you need …

Photography Wildlife

Care of Self is Where Care of Community Begins

Amy Attenborough December 1, 2016 1

The beauty of the daily co-existence and co-creation we live at Londolozi has manifested itself into the formalisation of a concept, which we call “202o”. Dave Varty explains it as …

2020 Vision

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

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