Rangers Diary: 15-21 January

24 Jan

Rhino bull drinking

Rhino bull drinking by Phillip Wessels

Sunday

This morning we saw a large rhino bull, and then another group of three, consisting of a male and a cow with her young calf. The mother was not very happy about the male being in such close proximity to her little one though, and grunted and charged at him a couple of times. [...]

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Rangers Diary: 8-14 January

17 Jan

Wild dogs feeding

Wild dogs feeding by Susan Simoneau (guest)

Sunday

What a start to the week! We kicked off the morning drive with the pack of nine Wild dogs. This fantastic sighting was quickly followed by an equally amazing one of impala running, stotting, and jumping to incredible heights in order to avoid becoming [...]

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Rangers Diary: 1-7 January

13 Jan

Bateleur or Short-tailed eagle

Bateleur or Short-tailed eagle by Susan Simoneau (guest)

Sunday

Happy New Year everyone, we wish you all a great year! Let’s hope the animal sightings are as good this year as they were in 2011.

Things got off to a quick start this morning when we found tracks of a lioness going past the front of the lodge. [...]

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Rangers Diary: 25-31 December

12 Jan

African sunset

African sunset by Ryan Johnston

Note: Although we have used this photo before, it seemed a fitting image to head up our last post for the year!

Sunday

First off this morning we happened upon two elephant bulls feeding on the eastern side of our airstrip. We spent some time watching as they tucked into the dew-laden grass, before moving west across our airstrip. A [...]

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December Sightings

11 Jan

Kahuma male lion by Ryan Johnston

Leopard was seen on 27 days

Lion was seen on 26 days

Elephant was seen on 25 days

Buffalo was seen on 26 days

Rhino was seen on 30 days

Cheetah was seen on 4 days

Wild dog was seen on 6 days

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Rangers Diary: 18-24 December

10 Jan

Big elephant cow

Big elephant cow by Susan Simoneau (guest)

Sunday

Although this morning was fairly quiet, we did manage to find the two Kahuma lionesses and their two cubs feeding on a giraffe. The afternoon drive was considerably more rewarding however. We saw a male rhino and an elephant bull, and we also ran into an impressive herd of about 200 buffalo. We went back to the [...]

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Rangers Diary: 5-11 December

12 Dec

Ranger with cheetah

Jason Bagg (ranger) and Chris Khoza (tracker) with cheetah by Phillip Wessels

Monday

The week got off to a fairly quiet start, with us finding only three buffalo bulls to begin with. We persevered though, and our efforts paid off when we eventually came across Mvula resting next to the road. After a while he got up and wandered around in a thick [...]

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Rangers Diary: 27 November – 3 December

05 Dec

Armand “Mabonzo” Minnaar (ranger) & Roy Mkansi (tracker) with Wild dogs

Armand “Mabonzo” Minnaar (ranger) & Roy Mkansi (tracker) with Wild dogs by Phillip Wessels

Sunday

This morning we found Thandi wandering around scent marking. She then turned her attention to a nearby duiker, and we watched as she patiently stalked her way closer to the unsuspecting buck. Unfortunately a band of Dwarf [...]

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November Sightings

02 Dec

Female leopard 'Ntima'

Female leopard 'Ntima' by Phillip Wessels

Leopard was seen on 29 days

Lion was seen on 16 days

Elephant was seen on 26 days

Buffalo was seen on 28 days

Rhino was seen on 30 days

Cheetah was seen on 6 days

Wild dog was seen on 1 day

 

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Rangers Diary: 20–26 November

28 Nov

Xivambalana (Karula's male cub)

Xivambalana (Karula's male cub) by Ryan Johnston

Sunday

The morning started off very overcast and it looked like we’d be in for some rain a little later on during the day. We headed out towards the eastern sector, where we found small groups of male buffalo all over the place, as well as a lone rhino grazing peacefully by [...]

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