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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Michelle Sole
- Aug 11, 2018
- 2 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Jun 2, 2018
- 2 min
Battle of the Boars
I’ve always thought Disney’s portrayal of Pumba in “The Lion King” is the epitome of a warthog. Working as a field guide I am fortunate...
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Michelle Sole
- Feb 21, 2018
- 3 min
Reflections on India
There are few countries that will overload your senses and pull at your heartstrings in quite the way India does. The colours, the food,...
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Michelle Sole
- Mar 9, 2017
- 4 min
Tracking wildlife on Mainland Australia’s East Coast
Australia is well known for it's weird and wonderful wildlife. As a wildlife fanatic I found myself paging through travel guides and...
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Michelle Sole
- Dec 16, 2016
- 3 min
Tigers galore in an afternoon at Kaziranga
Kaziranga, Assam India, is home to two thirds of the world's Greater One-horned rhinos. This fact alone had us travelling on a train for...
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Michelle Sole
- Jan 4, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Nov 16, 2015
- 4 min
Living with rhinos
Poachers often target female rhinos as they tend to have larger horns than males (males wear their horns down when fighting). The...
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Michelle Sole
- Nov 11, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Oct 14, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Aug 8, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Jun 4, 2015
- 4 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- May 14, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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