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 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...
by ecom | May 18, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
Visiting Limpopo-Lipadi with some regularity has its perks. Shareholder Aileen tells us about her encounter with the cubs that are no cubs anymore. In 2018 there were four little lion cubs roaming around the reserve. We got to spend many hours with them, watching them...
by ecom | May 11, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
Having had the privilege to visit the reserve for a couple of weeks every year since 2009, we’ve had quite a few exceptional viewings. Our stay last November was no exception. The bush was very dry and temperatures exceeded 40ºC in the afternoons. Sightings were good,...
