by ecom | Dec 6, 2021 | Reserve
Longtime shareholders, Walt and Thea finally made it back to the reserve after a long break from travelling. They are soaking up the goodness of being back. Read their happy newsflash: “A very light drizzle is falling at Limpopo-Lipadi this morning as we enjoy our...
by ecom | Nov 29, 2021 | Sightings
Sometimes you see more by sitting in a hide (blind) and waiting for the wildlife to come to you. Hours pass like minutes as you watch and listen for every approaching species. You will likely see more herbivores and birds than big predators, but these quiet mornings...
by ecom | Nov 22, 2021 | Sightings
More adventures from Martina! On her recent lovely long stay, she got stuck in the middle of an elephant herd, but this was no ordinary herd. This was her encounter: “First you find a rookie elephant beside the road, then you look for the mother behind the...
by ecom | Nov 15, 2021 | Conservation, Reserve
At the end of October 2021, we released 124 blue wildebeest into Limpopo-Lipadi. This intervention has been coordinated to follow the translocation of the lion from Limpopo-Lipadi to Tununga and Nogaatsha. The wildebeest were deliberately captured in herd context, and...
by ecom | Nov 8, 2021 | Reserve
When we did the initial planning for the 2020 Elephant Translocation, the DWNP indicated that one of the prerequisite permit conditions would be that we would need to collar at least 20% of the elephant bulls we released, for monitoring purposes. Another big factor in...