The past couple of days at Savanna have been full of action. The Ximungwe pride has killed six wildebeest and one reedbuck in a matter of nine days. Individual Mapogos have ridden on the back of these kills and have come in once the Ximungwe pride have made the kill and dominated. The Ximungwe pride [...]
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13 Nov
Sights on the Rise @ Kings Camp
During the past month the Machaton pride was seen frequently around Kings Camp.
A few killings were witnessed and they were seen feeding on Buffalo twice. The two
cubs are doing well however experienced a tough week when they were left alone close to the camp for nearly 7 days! Their mother left them behind to [...]
19 Oct
A Males Pride & More at Savanna
The lion sightings have been phenomenal this month at Savanna. The excitement kicked off with the Ximungwe Pride and 4 of the Mpogo killing 3 buffalo just outside the camp. With full tummies, mating started with 3 of the Ximungwe again. For the past few months, the guides have been anticipating lion cubs from [...]
19 Oct
Elephant Plains Lion on the Rise
The lion sightings at Elephant Plains have been phenomenal this month. The Tsalala’s and the Stix pride were seen nearly every day and guests were privileged to witness a few spectacular kills. Sadly one of the Stix females got killed by the Mapogo’s in a feeding frenzy. They are very aggressive lions [...]
25 Sep
Lions at Kings Camp……..
After last month’s loss the Schobele pride was taking strain to re-gain their balance and hunt again as a unit after the loss of one of their adult Lionesses. The pride wondered around without focus to find food however with the experience of one adult gone all the attempts to hunt seemed without strategy. They [...]
24 Aug
Lion’s on The Rise @ Elephant Plains
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 [...]
21 Jul
Lions Sightings on Camp at Savanna
The lion kills that occurred this month were extraordinary. All the prides have been on a variety of large kills. The Ottawa pride, which seems to have made the northern part of the camps’ traversing area their new territory, killed a giraffe about seven days ago and is still feeding on it as this newsletter [...]
30 Jun
News at Elephant Plains
Here is to a very exciting report from the guides at Elephant Plains Game Lodge, what a month they have had! They finally got to see their favourite lions, the Tsalala’s and their six cubs. The cubs are approximately seven weeks old and simply adorable. They are extremely active and playful. It has taken the [...]
29 May
Savanna Lion Population Update
There is good news and bad news with regards to the lion populations at Savanna. One of the Ximungwe females produced her cubs for in early April and once she started moving them, it wasn’t long for one to disappear. It is believed that this cub was taken by a hyena. Two and a half [...]
29 May
The Living Legend @ Kings Camp
It was the infamous Shobele male that took everyone by surprise again this month as he suddenly made an appearance. He is looking a bit frail and he has lost a lot of body weight during the last few weeks. Sadly this magnificent animal, once one of the most powerful coalitions ever to roam Timbavati, [...]
