by ecom | Mar 27, 2023 | Reserve, Sightings
When the Limpopo River is low, a lot of animals make the most of it, while looking if the grass is greener on the other side. And so it happened that this shareholder was fortunate enough to get daily visits from a large herd of kudu and waterbuck. One morning she...
by ecom | Mar 21, 2023 | Reserve, Sightings
Besides the smaller hornbill species (yellow-, red- and grey-billed) Limpopo-Lipadi boasts the presence of some Southern ground-hornbills. If they are out in the open or in flight, it’s impossible to miss them. Their sheer size is at an impressive 1-meter height,...
by Limpopo Lipadi | Mar 10, 2023 | Sightings
Shareholders Paul and Cheryl have over the years compiled an incredible amount of data and stories of the Reserve’s wild dog population. Here is an update on the latest, from their last visit end of 2022.“Two Spots, Limpopo-Lipadi’s great old mother dog and her...
by ecom | Mar 6, 2023 | Sightings
Birding season is still very much on. And although theses tawny eagles are not migratory but year-round residents, shareholder Conny and friends were still fortunate enough to see them sitting together, pruning each other, and snuggling up. Especially when they show...
by ecom | Feb 25, 2023 | Sightings
Bi-annually we at Limpopo-Lipadi do an elaborate count of our animals, to see which animals are thriving, others who may be over-predated, the effects of periods of draught, etcetera. This count is done from a helicopter by our veterinarian Eric Verreynne, with the...
by ecom | Feb 20, 2023 | Sightings
With our bias on wildlife animals (and often less so on the abundant flora of the Reserve), shareholder Conny wants to make a point by making showing some photos of the beautiful Baobabs that we are fortunate enough to have on our Reserve. We haven’t really counted...