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Archive for December, 2009

Elephant debate

When is enough, enough!

When is enough, enough!

One of the more frequent questions asked on safari these days is “when will they start culling elephants again?”, and the truth is there is no easy answers to this problem.

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White Lions of the Timbavati

White Lion

As mentioned in my previous post, White Lions once again roam the Timbavati but this time they have arrived en mass. There are now currently 6 White Lion cubs that we know of in the Timbavati. This has never happened before and if the ancient Shangaan are to be believed all is well in the land. The White Lions have been seen as a good omen for many years and we hope this will be true this time around.

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Me and Mr Brown on Safari

This week we had the pleasure of hosting the now World Famous Dan Green, from the Cape based super group, Me and Mr Brown. Although the weather never played along as the temperatures varied from 40 degree heat to torrential downpour which left every stream, drainage line and river bursting its banks. None the less we did have a few real special sightings including White Lions in the Timbavati! Read more…

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Rain’s Finally Arrive!

The Rains have finally arrived and the bushveld is transforming into a beautiful green utopia. The overall condition of all the game species are improving by the day as the nutritious green flush comes through. This week we had a wet but extremely successful safari in the Kruger National Park and the Timbavati. In what can only be termed an “extraordinary” 24 hours in the Kruger National Park the game was in abundance.

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