by ecom | Jan 27, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
We were sitting in a hide in the morning, were surrounded by a number of elephants who were drinking and playing around in the waterhole. At some point, two new bulls arrived and the greeting ceremony that subsequently happened between them was impressive and so...
by ecom | Jan 20, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
To avoid overgrazing popular waterholes and make sure that vegetation is properly restored, we have to be creative from time to time and try to lure territorial animals like impala away from their favourite waterholes to other places. So not too far from the immensely...
by ecom | Jan 13, 2020 | Conservation, Sightings
Let’s face it, vultures may not be the prettiest of birds. They are often reviled for their looks and have a completely unfounded reputation for being repulsive—even naturalist Charles Darwin describes them as “disgusting”. But these misunderstood birds...
by ecom | Jan 6, 2020 | Reserve, Sightings
Shareholders Clive and Jill were privileged to witness a peculiar meeting between two honey badgers and a python. This is their account: “Honey badgers are notoriously fearless, but shy of humans. So, it was a delight to get a brief sighting of not one, but two of...
by ecom | Dec 17, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings
The beauty of being a shareholder at Limpopo-Lipadi is that you can do self-drives—after having received proper 4×4 driving and first aid training and passing the exams, of course. And so it was on a glorious morning that we decided to set up camp (doubling as...
by ecom | Dec 9, 2019 | Reserve, Sightings
Shareholder Guido recently had an incredible week at the reserve. This is his story: “What a lot of exciting experiences we had during our stay! For several weeks there had been no reported cheetah sightings. Some even suggested that they were no longer here. On one...
