Inter-specific Competition Among Scavengers
When we think of a visit to Londolozi, our minds often jump to the apex predators of the bush. The powerful lions, elusive leopards or the tireless wild dogs, but …
When we think of a visit to Londolozi, our minds often jump to the apex predators of the bush. The powerful lions, elusive leopards or the tireless wild dogs, but …
Occasionally at Londolozi, we witness the larger herbivores succumbing to injury or old age, inevitably becoming a source of nourishment for a wide variety of scavengers and predators. In one …
Imagine a world where the cycle of life and death is seamlessly intertwined, ensuring the health of entire ecosystems. This is the world that vultures create and sustain. Often misunderstood …
After a relatively dry patch with little rain, the heavens finally opened up and gave us some significant downpours. With Easter and Autumn around the corner, the rains couldn’t have …
During the course of an exhilarating week, we were fortunate to bear witness to a series of extraordinary sightings of wild dogs and their adorable pups in their natural habitat. …
The chill of the night begins to lift as the red dawn unhurriedly wraps up the nighttime stars in its warm embrace. The vulture raises her sparsely feathered head from …
It goes without saying hyenas and vultures are undoubtedly coupled with death. And rightfully so as they are found lurking around carcasses awaiting the opportunity to steal whatever they can. …
Before heading out on a drive every morning Rangers and Trackers meet to discuss where and what they would like to try and see for that drive. After chatting with …
The last vestiges of winter have been dominated by great sightings of the large cats this week. Delighted to have received early rain this spring, the new growth is not …
Another enjoyable week has come and gone with an incredibly regal sighting of one of the Northern Avoca Males surveying a stunning section of the Sand River from a large …
A few days ago I noticed two white-backed vultures descending in the distance. When vultures descend like this, it is often because they have spotted a carcass and are looking …
Although we’re technically still at the beginning of spring, the soaring temperatures resemble more of those experienced during the summer months. A light drizzle at the end of last week …
It all began after a successful start to the morning, the temperature started to rise so we decided to stop for some coffee and hot chocolate at a small water …
About 8 million tons of plastic enters the ocean every year and one of our greatest celebrated missions at the moment is The Ocean Cleanup, undeniably a brilliant, forward-thinking model …
Rangers and trackers were fortunate this week to have the team from Nikon conducting a photographic workshop at Londolozi. Obviously on a photographic course one wants things to photograph, and …