The Camp Pan Male after stealing a kill from the Maxabene 3:2 Young Male by Talley Smith

What’s Become of Camp Pan?

Rich Laburn September 27, 2011 2 3

Since the conflict with the Dudley Riverbank 5:5 Young Male, the Camp Pan 4:2 Male Leopard has been seen less and less frequently. Hanging further south into his territory than …

Leopards Wildlife

On Safari at Londolozi

Rich Laburn September 18, 2011 5

Our recent guest, Brian Datnow, provided us with an album of photographs which illustrates the type of images that a keen amateur photographer can capture on safari. Over the course …

Guests Wildlife

Wild Dog pup killed by Leopard and Hyena

Londolozi Guest September 15, 2011 21

Before seeing anything I remember hearing someone saying “Oh my god, a leopard is attacking the wild dogs,” and then I saw it. The leopard, who we later found out …

Guests Wildlife

Is the Nottens Female too old to mate?

Adam Bannister August 29, 2011 2 10

Rangers and trackers search game paths hoping to see the tell-tale track of Nottens; finding her is like hitting the jackpot.The question is…at her old age will we see her …

Leopards Wildlife

Dudley Riverbank 5:5 Means Business!

Adam Bannister April 1, 2011 1 13

The Dudley Riverbank 5:5 Male is becoming a force to be reckoned with. We followed him for over an hour watching him scent mark, urinate, scrape and call numerous times …

Wildlife

The Joy of Summer

Rich Laburn November 29, 2010 3

It is the perfect time to take my dear friend and wife of 35 years, Shan, out on an afternoon “bumble” into the wilderness. The large front has just passed …

Wildlife

No Love Lost: Nyelethi Update

Rich Laburn November 22, 2010 1 3

The remains of a young impala ram were hooked over a branch in the Jackalberry tree. As we looked up the guests gasped in unison at the realization that we …

Wildlife

Coming Soon – The Leopards of Londolozi!

Rich Laburn November 17, 2010 21

Recently a very good friend of Londolozi went in for such a major operation and it got us thinking about all those people who are far away from home dreaming …

Wildlife

The Sunset Bend Legacy

Rich Laburn May 20, 2010 1 15

It was about this time last year that we said our final goodbye to the 3:4 Female as she slipped into that immortal realm of great Londolozi Leopards. This autumn …

Wildlife

Camp Pan Male mates with Nottens Female

Rich Laburn March 5, 2010 2 5

The Nottens female was a long way out of her territory. One of the oldest remaining descendants of the 3:4 female, she had moved north towards the Sand River in …

Wildlife

The reason persistence works

Rich Laburn February 22, 2010 2

She seemed foolish at first, childish and inane in her abilities. The Vomba Young Female Leopard had spotted the mongoose running into the small shrub and was after it in …

Wildlife

How motherhood works

Rich Laburn January 14, 2010 4 3

The bonds between this mother and her cubs are now stronger than ever. She humors them, nurtures them and pays each one its own special piece of attention. Her killer …

Wildlife

Nottens Female Leopard Feeding

Rich Laburn November 25, 2009 1 3

The Nottens female leopard had hoisted the impala into the upper echelons of the Marula tree. It was so typical, so predictable, yet so effective for her purposes. Tried and …

Wildlife

Growing into adulthood – 3:2 and the blind hyena

Rich Laburn November 11, 2009 2

The 3:2 Maxabeni Young Male had sharpened his instincts. He saw the hyena coming from the other side of the river. Tensing his muscular body into the tall grass, he …

Wildlife

Contentment and the Camp Pan Male

Rich Laburn October 30, 2009 1 7

The Sand River was behind us when the the impala carcass caught our attention. Hanging stripped and soulless in a Jackalberry tree, the scene was surrounded only by fresh tracks …

Wildlife

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