The Lion sightings during the month of July were simply incredible and the guides have rated this month’s sightings as the best they have seen in four years. From the heartache of seeing so many lions being killed over the past few years they are relieved to report that the lion population is returning to the numbers it once was. Seeing the proud lionesses looking after their young cubs is an incredible feeling and it is a privilege to be part of their lives on a day-to-day basis. All the prides have cubs, including the lonely Sandy Patch female. She has got four cubs that are looking fat and healthy. One of these days, she will at least have a few more lions to help her hunt and slowly, but surely, build her pride to a strong and powerful one. The Tsalala’s has six cubs of approximately four months and when they returned from the south there were eight cubs. BB has two of her own cubs and it is great to see that after all this time she has added two more. The guides feel confident that all the cubs will survive because they have six fathers to protect them. BB now permanently stays with her two daughters. Because all the cubs are nearly the same age they can feed from any of the mothers which are a great help. The Stix females are doing very well and they still have their five cubs with them. The two females that have been missing resurfaced the other day with four cubs so as you can see there are plenty of cubs around! The two Stix females will wait another few weeks before taking their cubs back to the main pride. They are waiting for the cubs to get a bit bigger as the main pride’s cubs are now a year old. They might be just a bit too rough when playing with the smaller cubs.
These Sightings have been viewed at: Elephant Plains
