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World Lemur Day!

30 October is World Lemur Day! Did you know there are well over 100 species of lemur? They are of course only found in Madagascar and are split into 7 families from the largest being the Indri to the smallest being the mouse lemurs of [...]

October 30th, 2020|Tags: , |

A Khwai Wild Dog fight to remember!

What an incredible Wild Dog sighting along the Khwai it was! According to some of the researchers in the area wild dogs are doing as well as they have done since 1994 when disease threatened the local population of about 10 packs in the study [...]

March 18th, 2020|

Incredible Wild Dog viewing in the Okavango continues…

Incredible wild dog viewing in the Okavango continues! How many dogs can you count? Image 1: Wild Dog pack may have come across from the Splash camp side - low water levels mean they can cross channels more easily! There were 23 adults and big [...]

January 28th, 2020|Tags: |

The black Wild Dogs of the Khwai!

The black wild dogs of Khwai! And great to see this pup is still alive and doing well! One thing that has always fascinated me is the colour variation of the wild dogs around the Okavango. From the golden dogs in the north west to [...]

June 28th, 2018|

Some camera trap highlights from the Linyanti!

Camera Trap highlights. These photos were taken at Sunken Hide close to King's Pool Camp in the Linyanti concession of northern Botswana! It was setup at the peak of the dry season of 2016 and here are some of the highlights of the wildlife coming [...]

May 24th, 2017|Tags: , |

A LEGENDARY LEOPARD DIES !!

The famous Kikelezi Female leopard died yesterday at the great age of 15 years and 7 months! Rangers found her body and the evidence pointed to lions having killed her – sadly she leaves two 14-month old cubs behind. What is so incredible about such [...]

May 23rd, 2017|Tags: , |

Desperate times…elephants stuck in the mud!

Elephants stuck in the mud !! - incident from November 2016 Images 1-3: Finding the first elephant and releasing it from the mud  It really is a time of desperation as literally hundreds of elephants die in all ways possible this year. We have been trying [...]

January 15th, 2017|Tags: , |

Elephants: a photo journal of some special sightings

strong>Today is World Elephant Day and we have chosen a variety of elephant images to celebrate these magnificent creatures! The first 20 or so images (with relevant captions and any relative conservation information below each photo) celebrate their beauty while further on we look at [...]

August 12th, 2016|Tags: |

Some incredible lion encounters…

In the celebration of World Lion Day we decided to share a few photos taken of these fascinating animals (which also includes a video of some fighting with hyenas over a kill)! So scroll down and enjoy some moments with these incredibly special social cats! [...]

August 10th, 2016|Tags: |

Leopard carries her cub off to safety…

An incredible sighting as a leopard picks up her cub and takes it to safety... Jacques Proust was driving guests out of Mala Mala in South Africa's Greater Kruger National Park. The area is one of the best places to view leopards in Africa and [...]

July 26th, 2016|Tags: , , |