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.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | May 31, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
2:3 male leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 25 May 2026
(27°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile West on Horseshoe East.
- A breeding herd of fifteen African elephants drinking at Bush camp Pan.
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
(27°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile East of Arathusa Safari Driveway towards Pump track.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile North from Arathusa Main Road towards Big Dam.
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
(28°C)
- A breeding herd of twenty African elephants feeding on Delivery Road.
- Makhomsava, the female leopard mobile East along Londolozi Boundary from Big Dam Link South.
Xidulu, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Thursday, 28 May 2026
(31°C)
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lioness and ten cubs feeding on a Cape buffalo bull kill North of Guarri Pan on Djuma.
- A pack of five African wild dogs stationary North of Buffelshoek Gowrie Cutline East of Baobab Dam.
- Tiyani, the female leopard mobile East from Leeukuil Pan.
Friday, 29 May 2026
(29°C)
- The Kambula Breakaway pride of lions consisting of three lioness and six sub adults stationary on Seepline East West of the Boerbean.
- The Nkuhuma pride consisting of seven lioness, ten cubs and the two Ndhzenga males stationary in the Mluwati riverbed South of Spaghetti junction.
- A breeding herd of twenty African elephants drinking at Leeukuil Pan.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard mobile North from Rhulani Open.
- Xidulu’s two cubs stationary on Safari Donga North.
Saturday, 30 May 2026
(25°C)
- Xidulu’s two cubs stationary West of Madash on Horseshoe East.
- Two Ndhzenga male lions stationary on Khaya Manzi dam wall.
- One young male lion feeding on a Cape buffalo calf kill South West of Lilly Pond.
Hippo. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Sunday, 31 May 2026
(25°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard and her two cubs mobile East on Horseshoe East.
- One African elephant bull feeding at EP Manyaleti Crossing.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | May 24, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Male Cheetah. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 18 May 2026
(27°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile south on Sawmill
- The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two lionesses and six subadults, stationary south of Marula Bult South/Arathusa Cutline.
- A pack of two African Wild Dogs, mobile north from EP/Shirley’s Cutline.
- Tiyani and Mahlowasi, the female leopards, feeding on an impala lamb on Drongo North.
- Scavenged by Hlambela the male leopard.
- A pack of ten African Wild Dogs, mobile west on EP Delivery Road.
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
(26°C)
- Hlambela, the male leopard, mobile west on Simbambili firebreak.
- A breeding herd of 12 elephants mobile west on Drongo North.
- Tortoise Pan and Xidulu, male and female leopards, with two cubs feeding on a hippo carcass at Arathusa Dam.
- The Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two females and six subadults mobile west from Marula Bult Central West.
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
(26°C)
- A pack of six African Wild Dogs mobile south on Arathusa Airstrip.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary south of Brown ivory on Xinzele Road.
- Two cheetah hunting impalas on Impala Plains, Djuma.
Ntsumie, the female leopard. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Thursday, 21 May 2026
(24°C)
- A pack of six African Wild Dogs interacting with two Cheetah on Arathusa Airstrip.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, with two cubs at Arathusa Dam.
- Tiyani and Mahlowasi, the female leopards, feeding on an impala carcass on Rhulani, east of Scops Crossing.
- A breeding herd of six elephants drinking around The Island.
- A group of eight Hyenas feeding on a hippo carcass at Arathusa Dam.
Friday, 22 May 2026
(27°C)
- Ntsumie, the female leopard stationary south of Hornbill Road, Buffelshoek.
- Two Mantimahle male lions, mobile south from Manyeleti to Big Dam, Buffelshoek.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard, feeding on an impala carcass on Rhulani, east of Scops Crossing.
- A pack of five African Wild Dogs, mobile southwest from Simbambili Dam.
- Two Imbali lionesses stationary at Jordaan’s Dam, Buffelshoek.
Saturday, 23 May 2026
(29°C)
- Two Ndzhenga male lions mobile south on MMM.
- Two cheetahs stationary at Buff Pan.
- Chased into Hoffman’s by Ndzhenga male lions.
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile west on Shirley’s Cutline.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, mobile southwest along Mutzenzeleke with one cub.
- Tiyani, he female leopard, mobile west into PU at PU Corner.
African Wild Dog, Photo by Nicholas Greeff.
Sunday, 24 May 2026
(28°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile west south Elephant Carcass.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, mobile south from 2nd
- One elephant feeding on EP Driveway.
by Elephant Plains Rangers | May 23, 2026 | Weekly Big 5 Sightings
Nkuhuma cub. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Monday, 11 May 2026
(31°C)
- Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with the Kambula breakaway pride, consisting of two females and six subadults, stationary at the northern end of Arathusa airstrip.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs on an impala kill, west of impala road/Vuyatela access.
- One honey badger on Zoe’s Road.
- A pack of six African Wild Dogs, stationary east of Eastern Bank Manyeleti.
- A breeding herd of eight elephants, stationary at 2nd windmill mud wallows.
Tuesday, 12 May 2026
(32°C)
- Tortoise Pan, the male leopard, mobile east on the Arathusa/Simbambili cutline.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, being chased into a tree by a pack of six African Wild Dogs on Leadwood/Ximungwe.
- The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two females with six sub adults, on an impala kill between Wetpatch/Cutline and Marula Built South.
- Two elephant bulls feeding along lion cage road.
Wednesday, 13 May 2026
(33°C)
- The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two females with six sub adults, resting on the cutline north of Marula Bult South.
- A breeding herd of approximately 50 buffalo mobile northeast from Leadwood/Ximungwe.
- A pack of 6 African Wild Dogs, mobile northeast from Arathusa Aistrip.
- A breeding herd of approximately 30 elephants feeding along Arathusa/Shirley’s cutline.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, stationary in a drainage line north of Rhulani.
Tiyani and Mahlowasi. Photo br Nicholas Greeff
Thursday, 14 May 2026
(26°C)
- Tiyani, the female leopard and Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile west along the fence line from EP driveway.
- Hlambela, the male leopard, static on Rocky Road.
- Group of seven spotted hyenas, resting on Gaurri Central.
- Two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary north of 2nd windmill crossing.
- Two Ndzhenga male lions stationary with seven Nkuhuma lionesses, west of Ellie Alley/Parallel.
Friday, 15 May 2026
(28°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary on One Eye Pan road.
- Two cubs of Xidulu, the female leopard, stationary north of 2nd windmill crossing.
- A breeding herd of approximately 20 elephant mobile west from Wet Patch.
- A breeding herd of approximately 10 elephants feeding along Eastern Bank Manyeleti.
- A breeding herd of approximately 20 buffalo mobile north between Tsalala and Eastern Bank Manyeleti.
- Tiyani, the female leopard, with her cub Mahlowasi stationary east of Simbambili lodge.
Saturday, 16 May 2026
(26°C)
- The Kambula breakaway pride consisting of two lionesses and six sub adult’s stationary on Arathusa Main Road, west of Big Dam.
- Xidulu, the female leopard, on an impala kill with her two cubs. North of Mehluane.
- Mahlowasi, the female leopard, mobile west from Guarri Central/Tamboti Thicket.
Xidulu and cub having a playful moment. Photo by Nicholas Greeff
Sunday, 17 May 2026
(25°C)
- Xidulu, the female leopard, with her two cubs. North of Mehluane.
- A breeding herd of approximately fifteen elephants, feeding along triple M South.
- Two lioness’s mobile west of Doyers Road.
- Tiyani and Mahlowasi, the female leopards, resting in a Marula tree on New EP Driveway.
