Big Cats
We are seeing lion on almost every game drive at the moment. One of the young males (we call him Big T) was mating with a female that came into the reserve area from the west.
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Ranger News
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Perseverance pays off
Tracking can involve a bit of speculation and chance sometimes. This was the case recently when we were tracking down our northern male lion Marvin.Read More »
Spring is coming
We had our first rainfall during August so spring is definitely on the way. The bush is still at its driest now so game spotting is fairly good, with vision not being restricted by vegetation as in the summer. As…Read More »
The elephants are back
Another great couple of day up in the northern section of ThornybushRead More »
Updates on young ones…
The hyena pups are growing up fast, and are very relaxed with the vehicles. One afternoon the mother was lying down with two of her pups suckling in the shade, she was incredibly un-phased by our vehicle parked just 3…Read More »
Life is all about…
This week we found one of the northern pride lionesses on a kudu kill. Her sisters were away mating with two young males so we know she brought it down on her own - quite a feat!Read More »-
Marvin has recovered
You will be glad to hear Marvin, our old male lion, is still around making himself heard. We tracked him one afternoon and found him belly full lying right in the open next to the road!Read More » 
Pangolin and cheetah
We had a wonderful sighting of a pangolin the other night, This is great news as pangolins are extremely rare to see! They are endangered little mammals and unfortunately they are being killed in Africa to supply the high demand…Read More »
Bad news and good…
Unfortunately, Twin Spots lost one of her cubs over the last couple of days. We suspect it was another female leopard as another female was see not too far from where they found the body of the youngster.Read More »
Big Five in One…
This week at KwaMbili has been one of the most incredible weeks any ranger can dream of having. The other evening we started the game drive and almost immediately came across an entire elephant herd very close to camp whilst…Read More »
