Akagera National Park; The intricate link between conservation and community
Rwanda has a dark history with a civil war in 1991 and the tragedy of the 1994 genocide. Despite this, Rwanda appears to be a country...
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A Tree Climbing Lesson for four lion cubs
It was a frosty early morning and the sun was yet to peek its head above the the Waterberg mountains. We left Marataba Safari Lodge...
Augrabies Falls and the Klipspringer trail
The Augrabies Falls National Park or “place of the Great Noise” is a 55,000 hectare protected area surrounding the Orange River. The...
An hour with a newly born elephant calf and the drama that comes with it
Elephants are by far my favourite animal. They are the reason I left England and my family behind and moved to the African bush to work...
The African Rock Python and the Impala Lamb
African rock pythons can reach a length of five to six metres. Although they are not venomous they can deliver a nasty bite and hold...
Marakele’s elephants enjoy the rain in the Waterberg
Thanks to some recent rain the Waterberg is lush, green, the rivers full and the dams overflowing. Last week the Marataba section of the...
The birth of a blue wildebeest calf on safari
December and January are famous in the South African bush for the birthing period. Impala, wildebeest, hartebeest and warthogs are just a...
Four leopards on a kill and a lion’s feast.
It was late afternoon and I had been catching glimpses of a mother leopard and her three cubs in the long reeds for about 20 minutes. My...
Action at KD watering hole
As we near the end of the dry season in the Waterberg many of the watering holes have dried up. Consequently animals are forced along the...
Six months later... habituating leopard cubs
It has now been six months since we started working to familiarise a female leopard and her 3 cubs with game drive vehicles. All three...
The discovery of eight month old lion cubs
Much to the rangers’ dismay the lion sightings had been very quiet for several days. Some nights we would hear them calling close to the...
Lion cub
For the past few months we have suspected that one of the central pride lionesses had cubs. She is most commonly seen with two other...
Habituating wild leopard cubs: a unique experience
The Waterberg, South Africa, is not famous for leopard sightings. Sightings are generally few and even then are generally just a blur of...
A morning in the African bush.
My morning started at 4am. The cold morning air was broken by the roaring of lions just outside of camp. The black backed jackals were...
The Leopard and the Lamb.
The Kruger National Park, South Africa, is the size of Switzerland. The majority of roads are tarred and any member of the public can...
Tug of war: Elephant versus Crocodile
To begin with it, it is worth mentioning that canoeing down the Zambezi River is a little more than an adrenaline rush. Around every...
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