Rhino greeting ceremony: happy to see you!

Rhinos are fiercely territorial which doesn’t make them Mother Nature’s most social animals. Especially once they reach adulthood they mainly travel solo. Adolescents show somewhat different behaviour which is why we see our youngsters in the reserve stick together....

On the look-out for an evening meal

A common resident and yet always a good surprise to find: A spotted eagle owl perched on a branch while you are on a night drive. Easy to recognise and identify with its conspicuous ear-tufts and large yellow eyes, this night flyer also goes by the name of African...

A European moving to Botswana…

As a reserve we are happy and proud to have – since almost two years – a full time researcher, veterinarian and volunteer coordinator on the team, Gabriella from Italy. She takes us back to the moment that she made her first acquaintance with...

Under the Baobab Trees

Shareholder Karoly and company had a nice surprise when they stopped for sundowners: “One of our favourite places in the reserve for a good sundowner is underneath the giant Baobab on the Middle Plains, in which buffalo weavers build their large nests. While unpacking...

A rough night out in the reserve!

The perks of being the general manager of Limpopo-Lipadi: living smack bam in the middle of the reserve, with all the wildlife at your doorstep, or in this case: at your bedroom window… Often times a dream, sometimes pretty noisy and scary. Read the recount of...

Leopard Comes for Morning Tea

What are the odds: drinking your morning tea, taking a bite from your banana muffin and then … something moves in the corner of your eyes. No, you think, that can’t be true. That can’t be a leopard. Leopards don’t like to keep the company of people. So, you take...