by ecom | Nov 16, 2022 | Sightings
After winter’s dryness and sometimes well before the summer rains start, the mopane trees begin to pop their ‘elephant ear’ leaves. With not yet much green anywhere (except the acacia’s that are also early with their small green leaves), elephants love to taste the...
by ecom | Sep 28, 2022 | Sightings
Limpopo-Lipadi’s emblematic wild dogs travel across the reserve in a matter of hours. The whole reserve of 20,500 hectares is their hunting ground and they easily cover the area in a day. That means that you can never be quite sure where to find them, even when you...
by ecom | Jul 13, 2022 | Sightings
Operations Manager Duane keeps a close watch on Limpopo-Lipadi’s flora and fauna and works with a Reserve Management Plan to strategise on the Reserve’s conservation efforts. Sometimes it can be as practical as putting up a camera trap to get more surprising insights...
by ecom | Jun 27, 2022 | Sightings
There are days that it is quite a challenge to spot animals, especially when the bush is thick in some seasons. But sometimes you have to give way to the abundance of animals crossing our sandy roads, like in this instance where a large herd of impala decides to make...
by ecom | Jun 19, 2022 | Sightings
That we as shareholders are mere intruders in the space of the wildlife in our Reserve, was once again made clear as these shareholders had only just started to unpack their coffee mugs when they were approached by a giraffe. It was carefully going down to the...
by ecom | Jun 13, 2022 | Sightings
This European Roller had a good start of the day when his breakfast was simply flying past it one morning, although it was a rather chunky cricket to swallow. After a short wrestle and some knocks on the head, it went down whole without much further ado. Want to join...
