by Elephant Plains Rangers | Jul 5, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Monday, 29 June 2026
(26°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile south on MMM from One Eye Pan.
- The two Imabli lioness, resting at Kobus Dam.
- A breeding herd of forty buffalo, on Simbambili firebreak at the quarry.
- A breeding herd of twelve elephants drinking at Baobab Dam.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile north east from Mafufunyana Crossing.
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants mobile south on MMM from One Eye Pan.
Tuesday, 30 June 2026
(30°C)
- A Breeding herd of twenty elephants feeding along Londolozi Boundary.
- A pack of six wild dog’s mobile north from Ngala Road.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard feeding on a impala west of Big Dam.
- A breeding herd of ten elephants feeding at the junction of Kudu Drift and Seepline West.
Wednesday, 01 July 2026
(32°C)
- A pack of nine wild dogs resting on Guarri Central.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard feeding on a impala west of Big Dam.
- One elephant bull drinking at Jordaans Dam.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and one of her cubs and Tiyani, the female leopard with an Impala kill on Matunduluka Shortcut.
Thursday, 02 July 2026
(27°C)
- Makhomsava, the female leopard feeding on an impala kill west of Big Dam.
- A pack of nine wild dogs sleeping on A-main at the junction of Hawk Eagle Road.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile east on One Eye Pan Road.
- A breeding herd of ten elephants feeding along the Manyeleti River.
Friday, 03 July 2026
(25°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile east along the southern side of Big Dam.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile east from Big Dam.
- Xidulu, the female leopard and her two feeding on an impala kill East of MMM junction with Zebra Drive.
Saturday, 04 July 2026
(25°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs resting at the junction of Mafufunyana and Mafeking Drive.
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants feeding at Five-Way Junction.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard made an impala kill which was stolen by hyenas at the link between Elephant Plains Driveway and Guarri Central.
- The two Imbali lioness were resting at Umbrella Tree Clearing.
- The two Ndzenga male lions were mobile south from Khaya Manzi.
- Thalamba, the female leopard mobile east from Baobab Dam.
Sunday, 05 July 2026
(24°C)
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants feeding around EP/Manyeleti Crossing.
- A Breeding herd of twenty elephants feeding south along Cheetah Cutline.
- A breeding herd of one hundred and fifty buffalo mobile south from Hyena Dam.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Jun 28, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Zebra drinking Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 22 June 2026
(26°C)
- Two pangolins on Grass cut Road.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard stationary on Arathusa Main Road East of Big Dam.
Tuesday, 23 June 2026
(30°C)
- A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants drinking at Leeukuil Pan.
Wednesday, 24 June 2026
(32°C)
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard stationary West of Hyena Den Road.
- One Cape buffalo bull stationary on the Eastern side of the Island Crossing.
- A breeding herd of approximately 20 African elephants feeding on the firebreak junction Simbambili Driveway.
Tortoise Pan, the male leopard. Photo by Jordan Delvecchio
Thursday, 25 June 2026
(27°C)
- A breeding herd of eight African elephants mobile West from Robson’s Boundary.
- One African elephant bull drinking at Arathusa Safari Dam.
Friday, 26 June 2026
(25°C)
- One African elephant bull drinking at Big Dam.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stole a grey duiker kill from Xidulu, the female leopard North of Zebra Drive.
- A breeding herd of ten African elephants feeding around Knobthorn Pan.
Saturday, 27 June 2026
(25°C)
- Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary North of the Quarry on the Eastern side of Arathusa Safari’s Airstrip.
- Ten Nkuhuma lion cubs playing on a dead tree West of Cheetah Cutline.
- A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants feeding around Jacana Dam.
Nottons male leopard. Photo by Jordan Delvecchio
Sunday, 28 June 2026
(24°C 0,2mm Rain)
- 0ne female and two sub adult cheetah stationary North of Our Fathers Crossing.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile South from Drongo North.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard mobile North from Ngala Road.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Jun 22, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Mating Vultures. Photo by Armand Otto
Monday, 15th June 2026
(29°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lioness and ten cubs, resting north of Gowrie Main in the Mluwati River.
- One buffalo bull, mobile west from Ntoma crossing.
- The two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard hunting dwarf mongoose at Matunduluka Pan.
- A breeding herd of twenty-five elephants feeding around Sixteen Crossing.
- The Kambula Break-away pride consisting of two lioness and five sub adults east of Big Dam Link South on Londolozi Boundary.
Tuesday, 16th June 2026
(26°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs feeding on a grey duiker kill on Southern Fork Road.
- Xiluva, the female leopard mobile north mobile north from Simbambili/Arathusa cutline.
- The two Nzenga Male lions, resting on Rhulani open area.
- Tortoise pan, the male leopard resting on a fallen Jackelberry tree at Elephant Plains open area.
Wednesday, 17th June 2026
(25°C)
- The two Nzenga male lions, mobile east on Londolozi Boundary from Leopard Drift.
- One Mantimahle male lion, feeding on a hippo at Nyala Dam.
Tortoise Pan Male leopard. Photo by Armand Otto
Thursday, 18th June 2026
(23°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mobile north from KBR Road junction with A-main.
- The two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard resting on Eastern Bank Marikeng.
- A pack of six African Wild dogs, mobile north on MMM from the junction of A-main.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard resting at the Rocks.
- One pangolin static on Grass Cut at the junction of Londolozi Boundary.
Friday, 19th June 2026
(23°C)
- The two Ndzenga male lions, mobile north into Djuma from Parallel Road.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard mating with Tiyani, the female leopard at Magic Willie Open.
- One Pangolin on MMM south of A-main Junction.
Saturday, 20th June 2026
(22°C)
- The two Imbali lioness, resting on Jackal Loop.
- One female cheetah, mobile north on Makalu Open.
Imbali lioness. Photo by Armand Otto
Sunday, 21st June 2026
(23°C)
- Makhomsava, the female leopard, mobile southeast from Leopard Drift.
- A pack of six African Wild Dogs mobile north from Londolozi boundary west of Leopard Drift.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Jun 14, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Weekly Big Five Sightings
8th June – 14th June 2026
Monday, 8th June 2026
(27°C)
- Maribye, the male leopard, in a marula tree, with an impala kill, East of Kobus Se Dam, with one Ndzenga male lion and two Imbali lioness underneath the tree.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile East from 2nd
- Herd of around 20 elephants, drinking from Red Dam.
- The Kambula breakaway pride of lions, feeding on an impala carcass, at the junction of Sawmill and Elephant Carcass.
- Hlambela, the male leopard, chasing Tiyani, the female leopard, into a leadwood tree on Simbambili open area.
Tuesday, 9th June 2026
(29°C)
- The Kambula breakaway pride of lions, static at the junction of Sawmill and Drongo.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile West from Staff Camp Mati.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, static of Safari Driveway, East of the Airstrip, with a herd of around 20 elephants feeding around her.
- Maribyes, the male leopard, feeding on an impala kill in a marula tree on Huntersmoon Access.
Wednesday, 10th June 2026
(23°C)
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard, with a Duiker kill that was scavenged by Tortoise Pan on Island loop east of Rampan.
- A breeding herd of approximately six elephants feeding along Robson’s boundary.
- Two members of the Imbali pride feeding on a hippo Carcass at Nyala Dam.
Thursday, 11th June 2026
(24°C)
- One buffalo bull drinking at big dam.
- One honey badger mobile along Arathusa/Shirley’s cutline.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard stole a kill from Makhomsava, the female leopard at Eagle Owl Crossing.
- A pack of fourteen wild dogs, mobile north east from the Southern end of Elephant Plains airstrip.
Friday, 12th June 2026
(28°C)
- Hlambela, the male leopard static at Staff Camp Matie.
- A breeding herd of sixty elephants feeding along Elephant Plains Open area,
Saturday, 13th June 2026
(25°C)
- A breeding herd of approximately forty elephants feeding along Rhulani junction to Scops Crossing.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, hunting impala at Mehluane OA.
- Xidulu’ two cubs resting on Ellie Alley/Zebra Drive.
Sunday, 14th June 2026
(25°C)
- Langa, the female leopard, feeding on an impala kill west of triple M South north of the roundabout.
- A breeding herd of twenty elephants feeding along A Main, east of Big Dam Link South.
- One elephant bull feeding along A Main west of Leopard Drift.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | Jun 7, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Xidulu, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 1 June 2026
(27°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile West from Tamboti Crossing.
- One African wild dog mobile West from Sherley’s Crossing.
- A breeding herd of eight African elephants feeding along First Windmill Road.
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
(29°C)
- Two sub adult male cheetah mobile East on One Eye Pan Road.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile South on KBR.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile East from Zebra Drive into Djuma.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile South into Londolozi from Big Dam Link South.
- A Pack of five African wild dog’s stationary in the Tamboti thicket on the Eastern side of Leopard Drift.
- A breeding herd of approximately 20 African elephants feeding along Leopard Drift.
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
(29°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East along the Firebreak from Pungwe Pan.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile East from Horseshoe Open.
- A Breeding herd of approximately 40 African elephants feeding at Rhulani Open.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard was hunting monitor lizards at Leeukuil Pan.
- Tiyani, the female leopard crossed into Robson’s North on Akiso Road.
- One African wildcat on the northern side of Elephant Plains Airstrip.
Makhomsava, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Thursday, 4 June 2026
(29°C)
- Hlambela, the male leopard mobile south on Elephant Plains driveway from Gabe’s Causeway.
- A breeding herd of ten elephants dust bathing at Seef’s Pan.
- Tiyani, the female leopard and Mahlowasi, the female leopard was feeding on an impala on Marula Bolt North.
Friday, 5 June 2026
(28°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard and Mahlowasi, the female leopard was feeding on an impala on Marula Bolt North.
- One wild dog resting west of Big Dam.
- A breeding herd of fifteen elephants feeding on Seef’s Pan Road.
Saturday, 6 June 2026
(25°C)
- Two sub adult cheetah feeding on a scrub hare kill Savage Track.
- Fifteen Spotted hyena feeding on a giraffe carcass North of EP Simba Cutline.
- A breeding herd of eight African elephants feeding on the Northern side of Arathusa Airstrip.
Xidulu’s cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Sunday, 7 June 2026
(23°C)
- Kambula breakaway six sub adults stationary North on Impala Road Robson’s Boundary.
- Xidulu, the female leopard mobile West on One Eye Pan.
- A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants feeding on the firebreak East of Pungwe.
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