Glorious Winter Rain
As I stepped out of my house a couple of mornings ago I was quite excited to see that it had been raining during the night. This is not a …
As I stepped out of my house a couple of mornings ago I was quite excited to see that it had been raining during the night. This is not a …
Without the full compliment of staff at the lodge, the village is a much quieter place. Most animals avoid humans, but since there are fewer of us around, it feels …
We caught up with two of our favourite lions this week, tracked some more that we don’t see all that often, and had multiple leopards move through the same kill, …
The big question being discussed in the Rangers Room at the moment is the fate of the Mashaba female’s cub. The last evidence we have is trail-cam footage of it …
The life of the Mashaba female is probably one of the most documented of leopards that we get to observe at Londolozi. A few weeks ago we were thrilled to …
In a world of such competitive nature it is either ‘eat or be eaten’ out here. In order to combat the “be eaten” part of this, animals have developed a …
Well, the pack of two with their pups continue to pull the wool over our eyes. Last we knew they had headed east out of Londolozi. We hadn’t seen them …
Over the last few months we were spoilt with phenomenal wild dog sightings. Having the pack of two adults den on Londolozi was something that many of us here have …
Leopards, leopards, leopards. That was pretty much the standard order for this week. One or two vehicle mishaps from the two Jameses, a number of leopards sightings (some of which …
The biggest event of this week was actually a non-event: no longer do we have an active Wild Dog den on Londolozi. The two adults from the pack that have …
Over the last few weeks, we have spent a lot of time following the local wild dogs and noticed they have often used abandoned aardvark burrows as dens for the …
There had been a few very brief sightings of the Piccadilly Female and her cub. She has been denning in the rocky outcrops in the north-eastern part of Londolozi. I …
As do most weeks in the bush, this one had its ups and downs. Unfortunately, the down was a really big one, and we are still a little bit in shock …
It’s been a very unseasonal week, with rain rolling in and dampening the reserve. Wildlife activity was slowed as a result – at least the activity we could find – …
“It’s human nature to wonder” – Conor Oberst Do you ever wonder what happens out in the bush between the usual game drive times? Do you ever wonder what animals …