Uncovering the Human History of Limpopo-Lipadi

Uncovering the Human History of Limpopo-Lipadi

Uncovering the Human History of Limpopo-Lipadi By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Dec 10, 2025 | Reserve Limpopo-Lipadi is known for its wildlife and wilderness, yet the Reserve also sits on a far older story. Long before modern conservation, the Limpopo River valley was home...
The wet season at Limpopo-Lipadi

The wet season at Limpopo-Lipadi

The wet season at Limpopo-Lipadi By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: April 30, 2025 | Science One of the joys of returning to the same spot time and again is that you can see how the environment changes, season to season, and observe life in all its stages. This is what makes...
La Niña–El Niño Twist

La Niña–El Niño Twist

La Niña–El Niño Twist By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Dec 3, 2024 | Science Now that the first good rains have come to Limpopo-Lipadi, we can all mutter a big sigh of relief. After the drought of the past year, these rains (‘Pula’ in Setswana) wash our worries a bit away,...
IT meets manpower at the Reserve

IT meets manpower at the Reserve

IT meets manpower at the Reserve By: Limpopo-Lipadi | Date: Sep 12, 2023 | Science IT meets manpower at the Reserve The last couple of months on the Reserve were thrilling for co-owner Martina (a retired vet). Martina had been waiting for years for a good number of...

Pioneer plants and their ecological role

One of the tell-tale signs of historic overgrazing is bush encroachment by certain species of plants, like sickle-bush (Dichrostachys cinerea), blackthorn (Senegalia mellifera) and slender three-hook thorn (Senegalia Senegal). It is a lament of many a conservator, as...