Bush Lodge Lion highlights at Bush Lodge have mainly included the Styx pride of lions, which are still seen in and around the lodge. The complete pride and nine cubs were seen almost every week; however the Nkahuma lion pride has not been seen for almost a month. Hopefully they will be back soon. Vuyatela [...]
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9 Mar
Missing at Kings Camp
Kings Camp is sad to announce that their, once proud and most powerful predator that roamed the Kings Camp area appears to have disappeared. The idea of him disappearing seems very strange to the guides. The guides have been controlling the area for the past seven years and he has suddenly vanished into thin air. [...]
3 Nov
News from the bush at Kings Camp
It is remarkable how much animal movements can change because of an offspring growing up… With the Shobele prides’ sub-adults reaching their two-and-a-half year milestone they need larger prey to sustain all seven of them. Suddenly they realized how challenging it could be to find prey larger than impalas and they had to adapt by [...]
24 Oct
White Lions Released at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve
A pride of white lions, consisting of two adult males and two young females, has been released into Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in South Africa’s Western Cape Province. The release is the result of a year-long White Lion Project, sponsored by the Shamwari Dubai World Africa Conservation team. The white lions, which are also called blond [...]
9 Oct
News from the Bush at Kings Camp
The cold winter months are finally coming to an end. This means that the bush is not as dense as it is during the summer months and game viewing is still excellent. The lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo sightings were fantastic during the month. The legendary Shobele lion pride was found on a number of [...]
18 Sep
Royal Brawl at Kings Camp
All the prides in the area have been seen on a regular basis throughout the month and it is fantastic to see that the three “Timbavati brothers” are looking healthy and strong and have settled in the Southern sector! They were found on a morning drive on one of the plains, chasing the Lionesses of [...]
29 Jul
The Showing of her Cubs
The Southern Lion Pride has been a regular sighting on the Lion Sands Reserve over the last couple of months. On most occasions when the Pride has been sighted, we have only seen the two males and three of the five females. We believed the reason for this is because two other females have been [...]
24 Jul
Lions & Hyaena battle for Dominance
Early on Sunday morning the Southern Lion Pride took down a sub-adult Buffalo Bull, just outside Trails Camp on the Lion Sands reserve. The Southern Pride consists of seven members, two males and five females, all of which were present during the kill. The Pride did not hesitate to feed and made short work of [...]
14 Jul
The Mpogo Males
Lion viewing has also been a highlight this month, with some interesting interaction between the Ximungwe Pride and hyena. The lions killed a kudu and lost their kill to the hyena. One hyena called in the rest of the pack and a total of 9 hyena eventually drove the Ximungwe Pride away from their kill. [...]
