The Aftermath of a Buffalo Fight
Those of you who follow our virtual safaris might have seen one of our recent stories documenting a couple of hours at waterhole, in which a large herd of buffalos …
Those of you who follow our virtual safaris might have seen one of our recent stories documenting a couple of hours at waterhole, in which a large herd of buffalos …
After hearing what sounded like two leopards mating in front of camp , a search party was deployed to find them. Switching the vehicle off periodically as we went was …
The big question that we all have is could one of the Ntsevu Pride lionesses be infertile? Five of the six lionesses in the pride have had cubs over the …
The birding at Londolozi over the past couple of days has been quite spectacular. Several species are in the peak of their breeding period, sporting lavish breeding plumages while the …
We set out to look for the mating pair of leopards that had been seen near the Sand River. With her daughter pretty much independent, the Nkoveni female has been …
It was a crisp afternoon when we set out in search of the ‘trio’. James Tyrrell who was behind the wheel informed us that we would be moving as fast …
Reports of not one but two leopards from the previous evening had led us to the banks of the dry Maxabene riverbed for our morning pursuit. Knowing all too well …
As summer slowly approaches, we are starting to see a lot more construction. Not the type of construction you may be used to in the concrete jungles of the world …
This isn’t the first time a group of lions has split from their natal pride and formed a new one. Nor will it be the last. Environmental conditions and pressures …
There is a very small impala lamb that has been seen over the last few days just to the west of Pioneer Camp. Since the local impala lambing is seasonal, and …
I had joined my guests on the Varty Camp deck for tea to discuss what they were most interested in seeing that afternoon. One of them mentioned that we had …
Yesterday you may have read Guy Brunskill’s account of our crazy morning game drive. Below is the remainder of that story… In the frenzy, the wild dogs ran off and …
It will come as a surprise to many people that spotted hyenas are generally representative of a highly developed and pristine ecosystem. Misunderstood by many and vilified by some, these …
Happy endings, it seems, are a rarity in the bush. The reality out here is that life is fragile, and whether you are a dung beetle, impala lamb or leopard …
“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 …