by ecom | Jul 6, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
The lockdown period in Botswana was a period on intensive work, especially when it came to finalising and (the start of) implementing the conservation plans of our beautiful and interlinked ecosystems for the years to come. Our reserve manager, Duane shares his...
by ecom | Jul 6, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
Admittedly, this is not the best photo you’ve seen on our Limpopo-Lipadi blogs, but this photo has something to show. In our reserve, some animals tend to be rather unhabituated, so it was a real treat to have a pack of banded mongoose sit still for a couple of...
by ecom | Jun 15, 2020 | Conservation, Reserve
The world is in different stages of lockdown and while we’re not sure when we can visit our beloved Limpopo-Lipadi again, the conservation and maintenance work in the reserve continues with more fervour than ever. Lately, the maintenance team has been hard at work...
by ecom | Jun 8, 2020 | Conservation, Reserve
In the last days before the Botswana lockdown, Graham Morgan visited the reserve with some Australian friends, who had heard about the marvels of Limpopo-Lipadi and couldn’t wait to check things out for themselves. Here is Graham’s account of four blissful days: “The...
by ecom | Jun 1, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
Reserve manager, Duane and general manager, Glen, as well as the anti-poaching team and a small number of staff, have been the only people in the reserve while Botswana is under lockdown. On one of their patrols, they had a close encounter with an elephant cow who may...
by ecom | May 25, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
Paul and Sheryl Freund are luck to have had some increadible leopard encounters. These are no exception: Most animals were looking for water on a daily basis due to the November heat, and that included leopards. Even though leopards are able to survive some time...
