Taking to the sky with vultures
Meet Kevin. An Egyptian vulture and my guide for the day. Kevin is one of two Egyptian vultures at the Parahawking project in Pokhara,...
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Michelle Sole
- Nov 16, 2016
- 2 min
Kathmandu in a weekend
Top things to do in Kathmandu in a couple of days.
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Michelle Sole
- May 28, 2016
- 2 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Apr 14, 2016
- 3 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Apr 12, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Mar 10, 2016
- 2 min
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...
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Michelle Sole
- Feb 18, 2016
- 2 min
An afternoon with a cheeky baby baboon
Baboons are often over looked by the experienced safari goer. Their antics and stealing ways around human habitation have given them a...
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Michelle Sole
- Jan 18, 2016
- 3 min
Exploring the Wild Coast of South Africa on foot: From Port St John’s to Coffee Bay
The Wild Coast of South Africa boasts incredible scenery, solitude and the villages along the way give an insight into the lives of the...
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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 23, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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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
- Sep 13, 2015
- 3 min
Exploring Mana Pools and why you should support Zimbabwean wildlife.
The Zambezi River is the very essence of ‘true Africa’. It’s banks are abundant with wildlife and it’s water full of hippos, crocodiles...
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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 16, 2015
- 3 min
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...
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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 27, 2015
- 2 min
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...
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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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Michelle Sole
- May 13, 2015
- 1 min
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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