by ecom | Feb 11, 2022 | Reserve
With a second year of good rains the reserve is looking so green and lush and the animals seem to be thriving. So the best part of being a shareholder of Limpopo-Lipadi is that you can take your time and enjoy whatever is unfolding before your eyes. And the Southern...
by ecom | Feb 5, 2022 | Reserve
After some good rains in the past months, the reserve looks in mint condition: the grass stands tall, the Limpopo river flows strongly, the trees are full of new leaves. Which makes the living of plain’s animals a lot easier. Enough food, shade and places to find...
by ecom | Dec 14, 2021 | Reserve
Aaah, the bliss of spring and summer in the southern hemisphere! The first rains have fallen—pula pula (Setswana for blessed rain)—some animals are dropping their babies (like the impala and wildebeest), and fresh bursts of chewy, green leaves are decorating the trees...
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 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...