by Nicole Walker | May 10, 2019 | Big 5, Birds of prey, Buffalo Camp, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Hyena, Jackal, Nature, ranger, Tracker, Tracking, Vulture, Wild encounters
Recently an old male Buffalo died in the middle of a muddy waterhole. The cause of death was difficult to determine as there could have been numerous reasons. But one thing we could be certain of was that the carcass of the Buffalo would not go to waste. In nature,...
by Nicole Walker | Apr 16, 2019 | Big 5, Buffalo Camp, Environment, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Leopard, Nature, ranger, Tracker, Tracking, Wild encounters
With four of the Big Five already ticked off, I set off from Buffalo Camp with guests for our afternoon game drive. We only had one very important, intriguing and regal creature left to complete the list. As we set off on our adventure, one of my guests asked if...
by Nicole Walker | Nov 29, 2018 | Big 5, Birds, Birds of prey, Competitions, Featured Articles, General, Leopard, Lion, Lion cubs, ranger, Rhino, Staff, Tracker, Wild encounters
In 2016, our first Rangers Photo competition kicked off. The competition was initiated to encouraged staff to unleash their creativity and explore the natural environment around them, express their passion and love for nature and give guests a taste of the abundance...
by Nicole Walker | Oct 16, 2018 | Big 5, Elephant, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Tracker, Tracking, Wild encounters
Tracking the mighty beasts, or otherwise known as, “the gentle giants” of the African bush can be a difficult task. Especially when they seem to be on a serious mission. Often it seems, as we move from one road to the next spotting fresh tracks, that we have just...
by Nicole Walker | Sep 4, 2018 | Big 5, Featured Articles, Impala, Leopard, Lion, Nature, Tracker, Tracking, Wild encounters
It was still dark out. I waited for my guests to join me for our first early morning cup of steaming coffee. Buffalo camp is so quiet this early in the morning, you can hear a pin drop. We were eager to begin the day with our first game drive. After delicious treats...
by Nicole Walker | Jul 10, 2018 | dung beetle, Featured Articles, Game Drive, General, Insects, Tracker
One afternoon we left River Lodge for our afternoon safari and headed into the southern parts of the reserve to locate some of the plains game animals that are usually in big herds on Mashutu plains. Did you know Kapama has over 40 species of mammals? After about...
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