If Three’s a Crowd, What is Four?

James Tyrrell January 16, 2017 7

We’ve written before about how a leopard’s star can rise and fall, and certain individuals are sought after at certain times more than others. In 2013 we published a piece …

Leopards Wildlife

How Close Is Too Close?

Alistair Smith January 11, 2017 14

For someone on their first African safari, and indeed, someone visiting Londolozi for their first time, the wildlife experience is second to none. This experience, and the manner in which …

General Nature Wildlife

Do Leopards Mate in Secret?

James Tyrrell January 10, 2017 2 4

One would have thought so, yes. A mating pair of leopards will often seek out the relative seclusion of a drainage line or a thicket for their tryst, but every …

Leopards Wildlife

What’s The Story?

James Tyrrell January 8, 2017 22

Andrea Sithole is one of the best trackers at Londolozi. He makes it all look annoyingly easy. Great trackers don’t just have the ability to spot a track and see …

Leopards Tracking Wildlife

Swimming With Elephants

Callum Gowar January 7, 2017 16

Much has been documented recently about the latest rains bringing an end to the drought conditions experienced at Londolozi over the past few seasons. We have seen considerable changes to water levels …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #265

James Tyrrell January 6, 2017 11

The first TWIP of 2017 is by rights a collaborative effort, with a number of different rangers contributing a picture or two. Talk of the town – and by “town”, …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Is the Sand River Safe for Leopard Cubs?

James Tyrrell January 5, 2017 7

The Nkoveni female leopard is expected to give birth to her second litter any day now. Her last litter was never seen, as is regularly the case with leopards. We …

Leopards Wildlife

In Memoriam: Departed Leopards of 2016

James Tyrrell January 2, 2017 5 7

I think when one first starts as a young and most likely naive ranger at Londolozi, you tend to feel there is a certain air of permanence about the leopards …

Wildlife

A Matter of Pride: Lions Into 2017

James Tyrrell December 31, 2016 11

I started working on a map to show the various areas in which the different prides of Londolozi and its surrounds have been operating, but gave up very quickly as …

Lions Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #264

James Tyrrell December 30, 2016 13

When one considers that even with lions hunting buffalo, leopard cubs moving through the Manyelethi riverbed, over 70mm of rain arriving and Christmas right in the middle of it all, …

The Week in Pictures Wildlife

Surprises in the Birding World

James Tyrrell December 29, 2016 10

With the drought – that thankfully we slowly seem to be emerging from – having made for incredible predator-prey interactions, the birding world was sometimes overlooked, but over the course of the last few seasons a …

Birds Wildlife

The Story of Londolozi, a Traveling Teacher & a Dream for Africa

Ryan James December 26, 2016 1

This year, our Good Work Foundation (GWF) Christmas video is an ode to finding your truth and then living it. It is the story of how a traveling teacher, connected to Londolozi …

GWF

Grace and Gratitude this Christmas

Amy Attenborough December 25, 2016 12

“Grace and Gratitude” was the theme for this festive season at Christmas. Irish poet David Whyte says it best in the following piece on Gratitude: Gratitude is not a passive …

Wildlife

The Week in Pictures #263

Callum Gowar December 23, 2016 4 8

It has almost been two years since commencing my inconceivable journey at Londolozi and every day I become more intrigued and fascinated by this dynamic landscape and the intricate and …

Wildlife

Cheetah Kill in the Sand River

James Souchon December 4, 2016 10

Expect the unexpected! Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to describing a game drive in the bush. These words became so relevant to me one morning a …

Featured Wildlife

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