Where is the Mawelawela Male?
Male leopard dynamics seem to be ever-changing, a constant ebb and flow of territory taken and given. With movements of females, young offspring reaching maturity as well as pressure from …
Male leopard dynamics seem to be ever-changing, a constant ebb and flow of territory taken and given. With movements of females, young offspring reaching maturity as well as pressure from …
What is Africa to you? Is it the feeling of homecoming, is it the call of a whooping hyena, is it the golden pink sunsets or is it the feeling …
In the pre-dawn hours, while most people are still lost in deep sleep, rangers and trackers are wide awake. My alarm cuts through the silence at the early hour of …
In this Virtual Safari, we embark on a journey teeming with emotion. Our expedition began with a purpose – to help Barry in his quest to find the Nkoveni Female …
This week’s images highlight the turn of the season. Lots of pink and purple hues of the prolonged winter-feeling sunsets mixed among the contrasting lush green riverine vegetation that still …
As I reflect on the past six weeks of being at work’s wildlife sightings, it’s impossible not to feel a sense of fondness for the memories created and the remarkable …
The Nkoveni Female has been doing a stellar job as a mother leopard, raising her three very cute and playful cubs. We have been blessed with some breathtaking sightings of …
On a recent drive, I was telling my guests about the Ntsevu Breakaways, who have been living a nomadic life since leaving their pride at the end of 2021. Despite …
how do you know but ev’ry bird that cuts the airy way, Is an immense world of delight, clos’d by your sense five? – William Blake In this poetic inquiry, …
Late into the morning, Rangers Jess and Matt returned to the bush to continue following the tracks of the Nkoveni Feamle and her three cubs, long after all other rangers …
Driving out of camp is always exciting, but a few months ago, it was even more so as we frequently encountered the recently independent Xinkhova Female Leopard. Often found around …
Autumn in the Lowveld, it doesn’t get much better! April is my favourite time of year on the reserve; the temperatures have started to cool down, the sunrises and sunsets …
A recent goal of mine has been to improve my tracking, and there is simply no better person to learn from than my companion and tracker, Ray Mabilane. Blessed with …
As we all know, a leopard mother raising cubs in the wild faces an incredibly challenging task. With high competition from other female leopards vying for their own territory, the …
At the end of last week, I spent some time with the Kambula Pride after they had just finished a zebra meal during a spell of light rain. The overcast, …