The Importance of Vultures

Let’s face it, vultures may not be the prettiest of birds. They are often reviled for their looks and have a completely unfounded reputation for being repulsive—even naturalist Charles Darwin describes them as “disgusting”. But these misunderstood birds...

A ‘Tail’ of Two Badgers

Shareholders Clive and Jill were privileged to witness a peculiar meeting between two honey badgers and a python. This is their account: “Honey badgers are notoriously fearless, but shy of humans. So, it was a delight to get a brief sighting of not one, but two of...

Zebra overload

The beauty of being a shareholder at Limpopo-Lipadi is that you can do self-drives—after having received proper 4×4 driving and first aid training and passing the exams, of course. And so it was on a glorious morning that we decided to set up camp (doubling as...

Not just your average week at the reserve

Shareholder Guido recently had an incredible week at the reserve. This is his story: “What a lot of exciting experiences we had during our stay! For several weeks there had been no reported cheetah sightings. Some even suggested that they were no longer here. On one...

It’s all a matter of luck

A fan of Gary Player, who had watched him hole a shot from a bunker, said to him, “that was a bit of luck”. Player replied: “Yes, I suppose so, but I find that the more I practise, the luckier I get.” We find that the same applies to game viewing. The more...