10 Kills, 6 Leopards, 1 Dark Night

Rob Jeffery October 7, 2017 6 7

A gust whipped dust up into the air which swirled around the Land Rover as we made haste for camp. “Looks like rain,” said the guests in the row behind …

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What It’s Really Like to Be a Female Ranger

Amy Attenborough October 5, 2017 24

Here at the Londolozi blog, our aim is to be your daily link to the wilderness, no matter where you are in the world. And we’ve just thought of another …

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16 of September’s Stunning Images You Should Share

Amy Attenborough October 1, 2017 2 15

Once again I’ve been astonished by the standard of photographs captured by our team of rangers this month. If you haven’t had a chance to check out every blog, this …

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An Exemplary Safari Day at Londolozi

Scott Seydel September 30, 2017 2 8

Every game drive was a success, but this particular one was historic in my two dozen years of safaris. We were less than 300 meters from camp when we stopped …

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Spring’s Gift: Introducing New Leopard Cubs

Amy Attenborough September 28, 2017 5 25

I am always reticent to share my most memorable sightings. I get concerned that I may cause a ripple of FOMO (fear of missing out) to those not with me …

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Three Things About a Tuesday That You’ll Never Experience in the City

Amanda Ritchie September 25, 2017 2 15

We often play ‘the days of the week’ game here as staff. Working for six weeks straight, we don’t experience the usual rhythm of the five-day work week with a …

Leopards Wildlife

THE WEEK IN PICTURES #300

James Tyrrell September 15, 2017 52

With the number 300 right around the corner for the iconic Week in Pictures post, we felt something had to be done to commemorate it properly. We wanted it to …

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The Week in Pictures #299.5

James Tyrrell September 8, 2017 9

So it seems there was a hiccup as we approached the 300th edition of The Week in Pictures. A glitch in the system. Our system. We’ll reveal all next week, …

The Week in Pictures

Which Cub Survives?

James Tyrrell September 6, 2017 12

Very often in a litter of leopard cubs (I’m going to deal exclusively with litters of two here), one cub is more nervous than the other. Virtually every time a …

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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 …

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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 …

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Aristotle and Ubuntu Are Alive at Londolozi

Christina Fox August 27, 2017 3

Recently the simple act of turning on my radio showed that Aristotle and Ubuntu are alive at Londolozi. “Christina Life, come in, Christina”. (I am Christina. Life is my department.) …

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The Week in Pictures #298

Fin Lawlor August 24, 2017 4 11

The last few weeks seem to have carried with them a certain amount of uncertainty. In the wake of the Piva male leopard’s death, there was a certain amount of …

Photography The Week in Pictures Wildlife

My Purple Patch

Irene Nathanson August 21, 2017 1 23

This “purple patch” that I have heard about lately in the Londolozi blogs is quite a remarkable phenomenon not just experienced by the tracker and ranger teams but by guests …

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 …

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