Saving the Last Lions...
Just 50 years ago there were close to a half-million lions in Africa — about 450,000 in all. Today there are between 16,000 and 23,000. And yet, unlike elephants (a far more numerous species), lions have no protection under the international accord governing such matters.
Big cats are in trouble...
Northern Botswana Safari...
Our itinerary for this trip began with two nights at the River Club in Zambia. A cultural visit to Simongwe village and a walk around the Victoria Falls kept us busy there. We also did a sunset cruise on the Zambezi river.
The next day was our transfer day to Botswana. Along the way we spent the...
Great Wilderness Journey...
This report details our recent safari called the “Great Wilderness Journey“. There are multiple departures of this itinerary throughtout the year.
Our itinerary was Xigera Camp, Motswiri, Linyanti, and Toka Leya Camp. The first three of these camps are in Botswana’s Okavango Delta,...
Phenomenal 6-day safari at Leopard Hills...
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James Weis in
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September 28, 2009 |
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The last 6 days of safari at Leopard Hills have been absolutely brilliant. Hundreds of elephant have moved into our traversing area and we see these massive pachyderms all over the reserve.
Elephants crossing the Sand river
Elephant family drinking
The appearance of two individual male cheetahs has had...
Three days at Mombo Camp...
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James Weis in
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September 12, 2009 |
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I just returned from 3 days of guiding at Mombo camp. I guide several times a year at Mombo, but I am not able to remember any time when the game viewing was quite as strong as on this trip.
Perhaps part of the reason for the strong game viewing is related to the falling water levels. Floodplains...
Safari in northern Botswana and Zambia...
August is a good time of year for safaris in northern Botswana. At this time of year water levels are still quite high in the rivers, temperatures are quite moderate, and there are gatherings of wildlife around water sources in the drier areas. This report details our recent safari in northern Botswana...
Lions hunting, rhinos chasing & leo...
After last week’s successes on safari, I really had no idea that my last five days would top it in so many ways. Leopard Hills was once again the setting for one of the most spectacular wildlife shows on earth.
The week started with my best rhino sighting in ten years of guiding. We watched for...
New safari at Leopard Hills...
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James Weis in
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August 11, 2009 |
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The last six days of game viewing at Leopard Hills, situated in the western sector of the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, was nothing short of sensational. The highlight was without a doubt a sighting of the Mambiri female leopard’s new cub. I have only seen this cub a handful of times, but on Tuesday morning,...
Mombo lions and a famous leopard...
Our last afternoon game drive at Chitabe Camp was a great one… the camp manager, Dawson, called us in to a leopard sighting. A young male leopard was feeding on a baboon in a tree, so we spent the afternoon with him. He gave us lots of opportunities whilst up the tree, but just as the sun went...
Digital Safari-Lions and Foxes...
We arrived back at Chitabe Camp, the fourth camp on our Digital Safari Workshop, and headed out on our first afternoon game drive to find two male lions who were resting. We waited for them to wake up and luckily for us, they did just that whilst the late afternoon sun was still shining strongly and...
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