‘Rays’ of Wisdom
Starting a guiding career at Londolozi is equal parts daunting as it is exciting. Having such a rich history of incredible guides means there are always big shoes to fill. …
Starting a guiding career at Londolozi is equal parts daunting as it is exciting. Having such a rich history of incredible guides means there are always big shoes to fill. …
Today’s blog is a prelude to Pat’s blog that went out last week on a “Display of Dominance”. Many people were asking about what happened in the build-up to it …
With winter firmly behind us now, the days are warming up significantly, and the bush is finally drying out slightly. Why I mention this is that the dust in the …
We start this week’s Virtual Safari absolutely baffled as we come around the corner to find the Mashaba Female and her two cubs walking down the road towards the Southern …
Our Londolozi Village is a way of living. It is not just a place where we reside, it is a movement, a feeling, a connection to the wilderness and her …
We can be safe to say that winter has come and gone, and the daytime temperatures begin to sore as summer is fast approaching. This has not affected the game …
I am sure I am not alone when I say that, amongst many other things, the 2020 global pandemic and lockdown period encouraged many self-reflection moments and reminded me (amongst …
The day started with no real plan. We’d had a couple of really fun and beautiful sightings and now was an afternoon to see where the wind would blow us. …
The formidable Maxim’s Male has been providing some great quality sightings of late. We spend some time with him on a bright moonlit night. Initially, he was moving around on …
We are very fortunate to have the perennial Sand River flowing through Londolozi from our western boundary, in front of our camps and over our eastern boundary, spanning a length …
In celebration of World Lion Day, we thought we would do a quick recap on the different lion prides that we currently see on Londolozi, while bearing in mind that …
Freshwater ecosystems fall into some of the most threatened ecosystems due to pollution, invasive alien plants, and high volumes of water abstraction (taking water from any source). The freshwater ecosystems …
It’s pretty hard to describe life at Londolozi purely as ‘work’. The opportunity we get as rangers to head out into the bush every day to view magnificent wildlife and …
Towards the end of 2014, the Birmingham Coalition of 5 male lions first came into Londolozi. Although it was a brief visit, they were chased off by the then dominant …
If you are familiar with the Leopards of Londolozi, you will know that each individual leopard is referred to by a unique name. As rangers, we are often asked about …