Tracking is an enriching experience. It’s enlightening and heart-opening. You are being tugged into a wild world, one step at a time, and in the wise words of a world-renowned master tracker, Renius Mhlongo, “You must put the animal in heart” – in essence – walk in their footprints, think like the animal. Tracking helps… [Read More]
A Week in the Bush Vol. 437
Spring brings with it the start of our rainy season and wherever you look there is new life, a time of plenty for all. From plants to insects, herbivores to carnivores Jacana took full advantage of a vulnerable newborn warthog late in the afternoon which she hoisted high into the branches of a Marula tree,… [Read More]
A Territorial Dispute
Leopards have always been one of my favourite animals and have been following a mother leopard quite closely with her two cubs. Kigelia is one of the female leopards with a big territory around and beyond the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve and she managed to raise her two cubs, who at this point, have… [Read More]
Nomads to Kings
As night falls and we begin to pack up our sundowner stop, a booming roar pierces the quiet night. A sound all familiar to our tracker. “Lions”, he says, as he points out the direction from where the roar came from. “Sounds like two males”, he adds. We had had a recent sighting of two… [Read More]
A Week in the Bush Vol. 436
What. A. Week!!! The Kambula Pride has been seen frequently around the reserve and seems they are looking to extend their territory. We have been seeing them for a while now moving deeper into our reserve. The coalition of four N’waswishaka male lions that roam this territory are always moving around to numerous prides found… [Read More]
