One Square Metre
A wise old tracker once told me “a good guide can take a game drive in a square meter. A great guide can take 10 game drives in the same …
A wise old tracker once told me “a good guide can take a game drive in a square meter. A great guide can take 10 game drives in the same …
With the Nkoveni female being seen scent marking regularly around the Londolozi airstrip, it is becoming quite clear that she has expanded her territory further west into areas where her …
Pictures tell a story. It has been a while since I have done a Week in Pictures; to be exact it’s been 40 weeks. While I have been happily preoccupied …
It took me a long time to get over my jealousy at what other rangers were seeing. Being in the here and now is the only way to really enjoy …
A lion’s claws must be some of the most fearsome weaponry in nature. Not only are they razor sharp and as strong as carbon fibre, but there are 18 of them and …
Seeing the change in behaviour in the predators in the colder weather has been interesting. I remember Tom Imrie once telling me how the first hour of the morning in the …
It can come as a shock to many people to see the violent side of some of their favourite animals revealed, especially creatures who aren’t normally associated with such behaviour. …
There are certain iconic pictures that every guide at Londolozi would like to have the opportunity to take at some stage during their time here. Lions crossing the Sand River, …
We ran a post recently that examined the female leopard dynamics in the northern reaches of Londolozi, and talked about the relatively unknown Ingrid Dam female. When we first started seeing …
Written and Photographed by Dave Strachan: Not many people debut and retire on the same day. I, however, enter my last two week stint at Londolozi before heading off on …
I haven’t seen the Anderson male in a long time. Far too long. Hardly anyone on Londolozi has, come to think of it. The occasional set of tracks that head through …
With the evidence conclusively pointing towards the Mhangeni Breakaway pride not rejoining with the adult Mhangeni females, the time has come to rename them as their own independent entity. Traditionally, animals …
“What is your favourite wine?” – a question I am often asked, and always reluctant to answer as I am a firm believer that all varietals and styles of wine …
I’m glad I got your attention. An evocative heading will do that. However, I’m unfortunately not going to be giving any advice or techniques to use in the local pub …
Working in the Cubs Den, walking between camps is a daily occurrence. Over the past 3 months of being back at Londolozi I have started to take more notice of the …