Heard the lion roaring early in the morning whilst we were watching the hippo returning to the water after a long night feeding, air was crisp and cold so the sound travelled very clearly
We'll start with the leopard activity in the area. We have seen our resident female Twin Spot a number of times this week with her two cubs - she seems to be staying quite close at the moment, providing us…
We have been lucky to have elephants right near camp this last week. Fortunately they have not caused any damage in camp but we did get some good sightings.
The past week at Kwa-Mbili has been a brilliant one. With fantastic displays of lightning and thunder, the plant life has rejuvenated and so have the animals. We were so lucky to come across a young male leopard one afternoon…
The last encounters between Marvin, our local dominant male lion, and the coalition of two young males in the south have not gone well for Marvin. He has retreated rather than fight and spends much more of his time in…
Just a short report during this busy festive season. Despite quite a bit of rain over the Christmas period we did get to see plenty of Big Game and the elephant were right at the camp just after Christmas.
We left early in the morning with dark clouds overhead and, expecting rain, were very keen to see as much as we possibly could before the heavens opened. Within 500m of leaving camp we found fresh leopard tracks passing right…
Another great week here at Kwa-Mbili Game Lodge. The rains came down in force over the last few days making manouvering on the roads a slightly tricky yet amusing task! But in a week filled with exciting encounters, one day…
The male lion we call Marvin has been dominant in these parts for years now. Over the last year he has got into the habit of heading south into the territory of the next pride and giving the young male…