The Garbage Collectors

The Garbage Collectors

The Garbage Collectors By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Feb 9, 2024 | Reserve Botswana 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...
Elephant and rhino side by side

Elephant and rhino side by side

Elephant and rhino side by side By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 29, 2024 | Reserve A 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 act

Caught in the act By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 23, 2024 | Reserve Having 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...
The Big Guy

The Big Guy

The Big Guy By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 16, 2024 | Reserve To 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...
Metamorphosis to impress a lady…

Metamorphosis to impress a lady…

Metamorphosis to impress a lady… By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Jan 9, 2024 | Reserve Green season, breeding season for many birds! Here we go with a spotlight on a small bird, called the long-tailed paradise whydah. This small bird transforms, sometimes more than once a...
Spotted Hyena den site

Spotted Hyena den site

Spotted Hyena den site By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Dec 26, 2023 | Reserve Limpopo-Lipadi’s Research manager Botilo has the best job in the world: doing research on animal behaviour for the benefit of our conservation efforts. One of his projects is to get a more...