A rare enough encounter with the wild dogs

It was such a treat to bump into Limpopo-Lipadi’s pack of wild dogs. Operations manager Duane seems to be the lucky one, who sees them more often than anyone else. Luck was on his side when he came across the pack just before sunset. He saw the opportunity to take...

Giraffe capture and relocation

July kicked off a busy wildlife management month for us at Limpopo-Lipadi, with our first order of business being the sale and translocation of three giraffes to a neighbouring game farm. It is a well-lamented fact that giraffes are notoriously difficult to capture...

Elephants in the River

On the riverside, where most lodges are located, you will regularly bump into a group of five roaming elephant bulls. Their attitude is completely relaxed and you often see them making their rounds through River Camp and Island Lodge, unfazed by cars and people....

Morning Traffic

Mornings are cold this time of year, and the guinea fowl have taken to the habit of warming up on the sandy roads. Run, run, run… That is what they do before at long last they lift off and get out of our way.

Happy To Be Back

Shareholder Eric was delighted to finally be able to return to the reserve after 1,5 years. This is his story: “The sun was low in the sky as we headed out on our first game drive in almost a year and a half. Two trips to the reserve had been cancelled in the...