The Epic Story of the Tailless Lioness: Then and Now
At 15 years old, the Tailless lioness has given birth to what we can only assume is her last litter of cubs. In a rather beautiful turn of events she has chosen …
At 15 years old, the Tailless lioness has given birth to what we can only assume is her last litter of cubs. In a rather beautiful turn of events she has chosen …
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 …
One of the first things that fascinated me when I started guiding at Londolozi was the lion pride dynamics and working with tracker, Freddy Ngobeni, it was something I started …
“Adopt the peace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. The silence of the morning was broken by the very distinctive calls of male lions calling, but who …
Leaving Founder’s Camp on an absolutely beautiful morning, tracker Gerry Hambana and I had great plans for our morning drive. Our aim was to track and find a pair of mating …
This last week has been an exciting and eventful one on Londolozi with a real explosion of life throughout the reserve. From large animals such as lions and leopards being …
Despite having been born here, the Xidulu female had hardly been seen on Londolozi prior to this year. With the level of the Sand River now slowly rising due to …
Rain is the lifeblood of the earth, bringing new life when it falls. There are times though when it can also make conditions slightly harder for animals, which is something …
There is a leopard that we infrequently see on Londolozi, who we don’t often speak of but who in my opinion commands a great deal of respect. At 15 years old …
Londolozi is an oxymoron in a way. It is a place that is centred around some of the best viewing of one of he most secretive cats in the world. We are …
It is our 90th year at Londolozi and as a result there is a distinctive tinge of nostalgia in the air. Recently we’ve been working on some really amazing projects to be launched …
One of the things that I really love about working at Londolozi is being surrounded by so many people who have the same zeal for nature. Everyone that works here …
Londolozi is just about my favourite place. No where else could six hours a day in a car be so enjoyable. The time not spent on game drives is equally …
We’re well into April already, but that’s no reason why we shouldn’t look back once more and select a few highlights from March. Ardent followers of the blog would have …
At Pioneer camp, we were recently joined by the Falloon family for what can only be described as an exceptional four days… By their third afternoon with us, we had seen some …