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Lions at last!
Lions at last!By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Feb 23, 2024 | ReserveA fenced Wildlife and Wilderness Reserve like Limpopo-Lipadi has to carefully manage the delicate ecosystem with all flora and fauna involved. This means that if one species thrives to the detriment of...
Dehorning our rhinos
Dehorning our rhinosBy: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Feb 16, 2024 | Anti-PoachingRecently the rhinos of Limpopo-Lipadi were dehorned and all went very well. This needs to be done about once a year to keep the horns short enough. The horns are made of nothing else than...
The Garbage Collectors
The Garbage CollectorsBy: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Feb 9, 2024 | ReserveBotswana is home to five of the eleven vulture species found in Africa. Common vulture species found in the reserve include the Cape vulture, White-backed vultures, Hooded, Lappet-faced and the rare...
Elephant and rhino side by side
Elephant and rhino side by sideBy: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 29, 2024 | ReserveA couple of years ago Limpopo-Lipadi faced the sad loss of a rhino female which had gotten into a fight with an elephant. This happened at a waterhole that was consequently named after...
Caught in the act
Caught in the actBy: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 23, 2024 | ReserveHaving camera traps around the Reserve has turned out to be a great way to ‘sneak up’ on animals and learn about their behaviour, without disturbing them in their daily life. Every time Research manager...
The Big Guy
The Big GuyBy: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 16, 2024 | ReserveTo get up close with the biggest elephant bull in the Reserve is always a humbling affair… Co-owners Alison and Nigel share their story of running in to this – as it turned out – gentle giant: “We arrived at...