The Original Mother Leopard: End of a Lineage?

James Tyrrell September 4, 2017 2 13

The first leopard to be viewed consistently on Londolozi was simply known as “the Mother”. Whilst other skittish leopards had been glimpsed occasionally as they made furtive dashes for cover …

Leopards Wildlife

This Week in Pictures #299

James Souchon September 1, 2017 2 13

On the brink of the 300th instalment of This Week in Pictures we look back on another magical week here at Londolozi. Searching for leopard cubs has been a recurring …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What Happens Now: The Piva Male’s Vacant Territory

James Tyrrell August 28, 2017 7 12

Nothing happens in isolation in the bush. Every incident has a knock-on effect, either sizeable or insignificant, from a tree being pushed over by an elephant to the takeover of a pride …

Leopards Wildlife

Mourning The Piva Male: 29 Never-Before-Seen Photos

Amy Attenborough August 19, 2017 1 13

Over the last few days, I have received a barrage of emails from guests expressing their shock and sadness over the death of the Piva male leopard. Some knew him and watched …

Leopards Wildlife

Terrors in the Night

Sean Zeederberg August 15, 2017 10

Coming to the end of an amazing day, the sun had sunk below the horizon with yet another magical sunset. We started making our way home after a long and …

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Farewell to the Piva Male

James Tyrrell August 14, 2017 1 35

In the early hours of Saturday morning, in an incident unseen by human eyes – like so many others in the bush – the Piva male leopard, one of Londolozi’s …

Leopards Wildlife

Sensational Sri Lanka: Part 1

Kevin Power August 13, 2017 5

Londolozi focuses on three core tenets; Care of the Land, Care of the Wildlife and Care of the People. Conservation is a core thread to who we are and we …

Wildlife

A Run of Good Luck with Alfie Mathebula

Rob Jeffery August 9, 2017 2 5

Every now and again when guiding, rangers or trackers seem to go through what James Tyrrell recently referred to as a purple patch in his blog. This is a time where …

Wildlife

Leopards Mating, Hyenas Waiting and a Warthog in a Tree…

Pete Thorpe August 8, 2017 3 13

“Male leopard tracks head north towards the Manyeleti River. They look fresh.” Those were the words I was delighted to hear from tracker, Bennet Mathonsi. We had been driving around …

Leopards Safari Experience Wildlife

How to Raise Two Cubs

James Tyrrell August 6, 2017 4 13

The last time a leopard on Londolozi successfully raised two cubs was in 2012, when the Tutlwa female’s 2011 litter (including the Nhlanguleni female) was pushed into full independence. The …

Cubs Den Leopards Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #294

Callum Gowar July 28, 2017 2 6

The icy bite in the morning air is gradually being replaced by more manageable, warmer temperatures, indicative of the slow arrival of spring. Albeit rather inconsistent, these warmer temperatures are …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

What is The Message that Wild Animals Bring?

Amy Attenborough July 27, 2017 11

What is the message that wild animals bring, the message that seems to say everything and nothing? What is this message that is wordless, that is nothing more or less …

Wildlife

The Unexpected Special Times

Londolozi Studio July 26, 2017 1 9

We hopped into the vehicle with a couple of the back of house staff girls and headed off to go on a walk in the bush with Amy Attenborough as …

General Nature Leopards

The Week in Pictures #293

James Tyrrell July 21, 2017 5

This week has revolved largely around the movements of the Ntsevu pride, who continue to make the east-west traverse of Londolozi every 48 hours or so. Their territorial expansion into …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

The Bush Is Listening… Or Is It?

Alistair Smith July 19, 2017 2 7

There have been a number of occasions over the past year, where tracker Euce Madonsela and I have been discussing the whereabouts (or at least the possible movements) of certain animals, merely …

General Nature Wildlife

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