Weekly Big 5 Sightings 26 June – 2 July 2023
Monday, 26 June 2023 (30°C) Breeding herd of seventeen African Elephants feeding along the Robson’s Boundary. Nkhuma pride of Lions consisting of fifteen individuals trailing a herd of Cape Buffalo on Long Pole East. Tiyani,...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 19 – 25 June 2023
Monday, 19 June 2023 (31°C) Xinzele’s female Leopard cub static in the Manyaleti river bed North of Serengeti Crossing. Herd of twenty African Elephants mobile North from Elephant Plains Entrance. Tuesday, 20 June 2023 (27°C) Tortoise Pan...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 12 – 18 June 2023
Monday, 12 June 2023 (31°C 3mm rain) Nkhuma pride consisting of five lioness and two young males mobile East from Arathusa Airstrip. Makhomsava female Leopard and her cub North of Mfezi road. Big African Elephant bull static feeding on...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 5 June – 11 June 2023
Monday, 5 June 2023 (27°C) Tiyani female Leopard mobile North from Elephant Plains Arathusa Private Cutline. Tourchwood pride consisting of two lioness, six cubs and two unknown dominant males with a Zebra kill on Dannhauser Cutline....
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 29 May – 4 June 2023
Monday, 29 May 2023 (29°C) Makhomsava female Leopard with an Impala kill North of Elephant Plains Arathusa Private Cutline along Madash. Herd of approximately thirty African Elephants feeding along the Elephant Plains Arathusa Private...
Big 5 Sightings 22 May – 28 May 2023
Monday, 22 May 2023 (26°C) Seven African Wild Dogs resting on EP Airstrip, just North of EP/Shirley’s Cutline. The Torchwood Pride of lions consisting out of Two Sub-Adult Males and Five Females on a Female Buffalo Kill just South of Nsinga Camp on Buffelshoek...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 15 May – 21 May 2023
Monday, 15 May 2023 (21°C) The Talamati Pride of Lions consisting out of two Lionesses, 5 Sub-Adults and a 10-week-old cub, with One Dominant Male S8 sleeping at Vuyatela access Rd, Sandy Patch junction on Djuma Property. Xidulu, the Female Leopard and her Male Cub...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 7 – 14 May 2023
Monday, 8 May 2023 (21°C 40mm Rain) Nkhuma pride consisting of three lioness and one young male static on the Londolozi Boundary junction with Big Dam Link South. Six Spotted Hyena feeding on an Impala ram carcass at Elephant...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 29 April – 7 May 2023
Saturday, 29 April 2023 (30°C) Tortoise Pan male Leopard sleeping along Elephant Plains Driveway South of Elephant Carcass. Imbali pride consisting of five Lioness and two young males static East of Vrystaat Clearing. Herd of fifteen –...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 22 – 28 April 2023
Saturday, 22 April 2023 (31°C) Herd of approximately sixty Cape Buffalo mobile West on Rebecca’s Road. Pack of six African Wild Dogs mobile South from Powerline Road. Tiyani female Leopard mobile West from The Rocks down towards...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 13 February – 19 February 2023
Monday, 13 February 2023 (31°C) Xinzele female leopard sleeping in a tree on Kudu Drift. Tuesday, 14 February 2023 (28°C) Honey badger pup found on Rhino Pan. Talamati Breakaway pride of three females, five cubs and the S8 male at...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 20 February – 26 February 2023
Monday, 20 February 2023 (34°C 12mm rain) Xidulu female leopard playing with her cubs at the Den site by Simbambili Dam. Two African Elephant Bulls at Simbambili open area. Tortoise Pan male leopard sleeping at...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 3 March – 10 March 2023
Friday, 3 March 2023 (27°C) Xidulu female leopard with her cub South of Second Windmill. One African Elephant Bull at Boundary Pan mobile North. Saturday, 4 March 2023 (27°C) Talamati Breakaway pride of Lions consisting of two lioness, five...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 11 March – 16 March 2023
Saturday, 11 March 2023 (29°C) Xidulu female leopard North of Second Windmill crossing. One African Elephant bull at Wetlands mobile East. Nkhuma pride consisting of fifteen Lions on Saseka with a Cape Buffalo bull kill. Pack of Eight...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 17 March – 24 March 2023
Friday, 17 March 2023 (32°C) Herd of African Buffalo, seen just South of Bushbuck dam on Buffelshoek. Tiyani, the Female Leopard with her Female Cub Laluka moving West on East Bank Manyeleti Road. One Male African Buffalo Sleeping at Big...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 25 March -31 March 2023
Saturday, 25 March 2023 (34°C) A Breeding Herd of African Elephant consisting out of Twenty-five seen feeding on Wetpatch Open Area. One Male African Buffalo playing in the Mud at Simbambili Dam. Five Spotted Hyena sleeping on EP airstrip...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 1 April – 7 April 2023
Saturday, 1 April 2023 (32°C) Xidulu female Leopard and her cub mobile West past Simbambili Dam along the Firebreak. Makhomsava female Leopard sleeping in the dry Marikeni at Landcruiser Crossing. Heard of seventeen...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 8 April -14 April 2023
Saturday, 8 April 2023 (34°C) Herd of fifty Cape Buffalo mobile North from Airport Link being followed by two Lioness. Tiyani female Leopard in a Marula tree West of Robson Boundary. Talamati pride consisting of three Lioness five sub...
Weekly Big 5 sightings 15 April – 21 April 2023
Saturday, 15 April 2023 (20°C) Laluka female Leopard found resting South of Five Way junction. The S8 Imbali male Lion was Mobile South along Madash. Xidulu female Leopard and her young male cub were found static in the Marikeni...
Weekly Big 5 sightings 6 Feb – 12 Feb 2023
Monday, 6 February 2023 (38°C) Eight African Wild Dogs, sleeping on the Northern side of EP airstrip. Makhomsava and her cub, feeding on an Impala carcass along Seepline East. Nkuhuma Sub-Male Lion walking along Big Dam Link South. Three Lioness from the Talamati...
Weekly Big 5 Sightings 23 Jan – 29 Jan 2023
Monday, 23 January 2023 (40°C) Tavangumi male leopard was found at Hardekool on the access in the middle of the road on Buffelshoek with remenants of an impala kill. A pack of 6 Wild dogs were seen on East/West cutline on Buffelshoek. A single lone Bull Elephant on...