The Elusive Nomadic 3:2 Male Leopard
There are moments in the bush that whisper change before they become the new normal. Over the past few weeks, such whispers have begun to echo as the arrival of …
There are moments in the bush that whisper change before they become the new normal. Over the past few weeks, such whispers have begun to echo as the arrival of …
The winter chill is now beginning to wane at Londolozi; the cold air bites at first light, our breath visible in front of us as we wait in anticipation for …
There was a time, not so long ago, when the fate of Africa’s elephants hung in the balance. Across the continent, their numbers were dwindling. Mainly a result of habitat …
Life Sibuyi, my tracker, often reminds me, “You can hear far further than you can see.” At first, it felt like one of those throwaway sayings, but I quickly realised …
As the days become slightly longer and the sun rises somewhat earlier, we approach the end of our dry season. The start of August is when the wind picks up …
It was a quiet morning on game drive, and we had just watched a large elephant bull lazily feeding on a marula tree, he had just pushed over, when a …
The Nkuhuma Breakaways have been causing quite the stir around Londolozi of late, with sightings of the young male and female becoming slightly more frequent as they continue to grow …
In the bush, silence doesn’t mean nothing is being said. Working as a guide, you inevitably spend a lot of time simply watching. And over time, what starts as observation …
At 17 years old, the Mashaba Female remains one of Londolozi’s most iconic leopards. Born into the Sunsetbend Lineage that has shaped the very landscape of leopard viewing on the …
One of the most iconic scenes in the African wilderness is a leopard draped effortlessly across the limbs of a marula or leadwood tree. It’s a moment that stills the …
As a little girl, I truly believed fireflies were fairies. On warm summer evenings, I’d sit in the garden watching their gentle glow drift through the dusk like tiny lanterns, …
It’s mornings like this that remind me why we wake before the sun and set off into the bush with no real script—just the hope that the wilderness will reveal …
There are drives where you climb into the Land Rover without a strict plan—just the desire to explore a corner of this incredible reserve you haven’t yet shared with your …
It’s a season of uncertainty and transformation in the lion dynamics at Londolozi. The Kambula Pride of lions, once a cohesive unit of five adult lionesses and their offspring, is …
We have now passed the Winter Solstice, yet the days have only just started their slow shift into spring. The bush, however, continues to reveal a different, drier and harsher …