Lions at Play

James Tyrrell June 23, 2014 5

Last week’s beautiful Week in Pictures by Simon Smit featured a number of photographs of lions on the sands of the Manyelethi Riverbed. Myself and Simon were driving a photographic …

Photography Wildlife

RunMadagascar Update

James Tyrrell June 22, 2014 14

With what is probably unwarranted optimism, we are now entering our 10th week of training for the big run across Madagascar. Progress so far has been pretty steady, and we …

Wildlife

Mashaba’s latest litter, LOST.

Simon Smit June 17, 2014 1 6

It has been a few weeks now that any sign of the Mashaba female’s cubs have been seen. The first suspicions of a new litter were in early March. She …

Leopards Wildlife

Why We Are on the Brink of a Revolution in Africa

Ryan James June 11, 2014 1

For those of you who have visited Londolozi, I am going to take you outside the gates and into rural South Africa for just a minute. I want to introduce …

2020 Vision GWF

Majingilane: Still in Control

James Tyrrell June 9, 2014 6

It would seem that every time we scratch our heads and say, ‘Hmmm, we haven’t seen the Majingilane in a while!” they show up in force, put us in awe …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #132

James Tyrrell May 30, 2014 7

Leopard drama has defined the last few days, what with an unknown male, the Dudley Riverbank female reappearing after many months, and the sad discovery of the dead body of …

The Week in Pictures

RACING THE PLANET: MADAGASCAR 2014

James Tyrrell May 29, 2014 4

6 DAYS, 250 KM 300,000 ZAR for I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew… About two months ago I decided it was time …

GWF Londolozi Family Travel

The Week in Pictures #131

James Tyrrell May 23, 2014 6

Lions. This week was about Lions. At least for me. The Majingilane were back, coming in from the west to reunite with first the Sparta pride and then the Tsalala …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Leopard Threesome

James Tyrrell May 20, 2014 4

Deja vu was felt by a number of rangers and trackers over the last few days, as amazingly, we once again were witness to two male leopards mating with a …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #129

James Tyrrell May 9, 2014 16

The transition to winter is usually a gradual one. Summer arrives with a bang, with the first rains causing a green flush literally within days. The dry season is usually …

The Week in Pictures

Winter Is: Misty Mornings

Simon Smit May 6, 2014 5

It happens only for a few hours. Every few days, at very specific times of the year. It is difficult to say when it will arrive and when its here, …

Londolozi Family Wildlife

The Resurgent Sparta Pride

James Tyrrell April 14, 2014 8

It wasn’t too long ago that we were worried about the Sparta Pride. One of the three adult females was nursing an injured ankle and the sub-adults were not contributing …

Wildlife

The King is Dead. Long Live the King.

James Tyrrell April 1, 2014 12

The Camp Pan male leopard is no more. This is not actually the case, but given that this is the first of April and the leopard himself is certainly getting …

Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #122

James Tyrrell March 28, 2014 11

Believe it or not, the highlight of the week for me was actually capturing a photo of a banded mongoose. These little critters almost never stay still long enough for …

The Week in Pictures

Leopard Kills Buffalo

James Tyrrell March 25, 2014 8

A few days ago ranger Greg Pingo and tracker Andrea Sithole were following a large herd of buffalo in the grasslands of southern Londolozi when they noticed movement in the …

Wildlife

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