Weekly Big Five Sightings 2nd – 8th March 2026

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Xidulu, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Monday, 2nd March 2026

(34°C)

  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs, mobile from Saffron towards 2nd Windmill Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub, mobile East on Ep/Shirley’s Cutline Towards Madash.
  • Five Nkuhuma Females and six cubs, resting in the Mluwati around Spaghetti Junction.
  • The Toulon pack of wild dogs, mobile from Leeukuil towards the northern end of EP Airstrip.

Tuesday, 3rd March 2026

(25°C)

  • Five Nkuhuma Females and six cubs, resting on the dam wall at Twin Dams.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub feeding on an impala female carcass at the junction of EP/Shirley’s cutline and Madash.
  • Herd of 10 elephants feeding at the junction of Safari Driveway and Ellie Alley.
  • Herd of 15 elephants feeding at the junction of MMM and Gowrie Main.
  • Two Ndzenga male lions, mobile west along A-Main junction with Mkombe.

Wednesday, 4th March 2026

(30°C)

  • Breeding herd of around 20 elephants, mud bathing around Boundary Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard, feeding on a scrub hare at Marula Bult 4-way North.
  • Seven Nkuhuma lioness, mobile east from Old Borehole into the Bee-eater Block.
  • One bull elephant, feeding around Leeukuil.

Xidulu’s cub feeding on an impala kill. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Thursday, 5th March 2026

(33°C)

  • Two Ndzenga male lions, mobile north along Safari Airstrip.
  • Six wild dogs, mobile west from Owl Road into the Manyeleti.
  • Breeding herd of 20 elephants, mobile west along Simbambili firebreak from Simbambili Dam.
  • Seven Nkuhuma lioness, mobile South on MMM from One Eye Pan junction.
  • Makhomsava, the female leopard, resting on A-Main, west of Mkombe junction.
  • Breeding herd of around 50 elephants, feeding around Deliveries Road.

Friday, 6th March 2026

(34°C, 5.5mm Rain)

  • One bull elephant, mobile north along Xidulu road.
  • Breeding herd of around 10 elephants, feeding around Xigodi Pan.
  • Tiyani, the female leopard and her cub, mobile south from Horse Shoe Open Area.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs feeding on an impala kill on Safari Donga South.

Saturday, 7th March 2026

(34°C, 41mm Rain)

  • Tiyani, the female leopard mobile North on Bush camp East.
  • The Ntsevu pride consisting of 6 individuals stationary on the Southern side of Arathusa Airstrip.
  • The Nkuhuma pride consisting of 6 lioness, 6 cubs and the two Ndzenga males feeding on a buffalo kill on Drakensberg road.
  • Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs feeding on an impala kill on Safari Donga South.

Makhomsava, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff

Sunday, 8th March 2026

(21°C)

  • Hlambela, the male leopard mobile North on Robson’s Boundary from Ekiso.
  • A pack of 15 African wild dogs mobile South on Guarri Central.
  • The Ntsevu pride consisting of 6 individuals stationary on Arathusa Safari Driveway.

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