By Jemima Middleton. Photos by Cayley Christos “Do we know where we’re going?” “Yep.” This sounded fairly confident, so we leapt into the Concession 4×4 in our clean white shirts and smart black skirts, and headed out into the bush. We were running late, and had about a half-hour drive ahead of us, to a [...]
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Legadema spotted on the Mombo walkway!
Legadema, the female leopard made world-famous by Dereck and Beverley Joubert in their documentary film, “Eye of the Leopard”, has turned up on the Mombo Camp walkway! The camp itself is situated in the centre of her territory, so every once in a while we have the experience of seeing her near the camp… but [...]
Don’t mess with my island!
One afternoon recently, two guests were relaxing by the bar – they had been admiring a hippo in a pool in front of the deck. Nicknamed ‘Flump,’ this particular hippo has formed the centre-point for meet & greet’s with guests, as his chosen shelter is in a small pool directly in front of the main deck.
Cause an Uproar!
In support of Lion conservation, the National Geographic Society has agreed to donate 10 cents to lion conservation in Botswana every time this YouTube video is viewed. Share it with your friends and Cause an Uproar! Also make sure to join in the Cause an Uproar Facebook group, where regular updates are posted about how [...]
Water for elephants – Abu Camp in the Okavango Delta
I watched a baby elephant being born! This is a very rare sighting and as guests in Abu Camp witnessed, Shireni gave birth to her third calf and the herd gained a bouncy baby girl called Warona, a Setswana name meaning ‘For us’. Enjoy this fabulous video (courtesy of AfriScreen) of Warona at [...]
Punch snake love!
I am a light sleeper. Which is why, in the early hours of the morning, I wake up with a jolt upon hearing a cautious but firm “Ah-ha” from the person lying next to me. “What is it, Callum? What’s wrong?” I mutter, rolling over and trying not to shed entirely the comfortable blanket of [...]
Savuti wild dog encounter – one for all and all for one
We were following a pack of wild dogs to the north of Savuti camp on a late October afternoon. We know this pack as the Zib pack, their name coming from a local name for a nearby lagoon. The dogs had all twelve of their puppies with them, and were moving steadily through some woodland. [...]
10 things I love about Africa
A few weeks ago I had to sit down and write my first editorial of the new year for Africa Geographic. COP17 had just wound up with the same old pseudo commitment on the part of some countries and regions towards fighting off the consequences of global warming, and rhino killings were set to top [...]
A Warthog Hunt
In northern Botswana, the rainy season is the time when many animals have their babies. The carnivores of the area know this, and will often concentrate their efforts on catching these young animals.
Our life in the bush
On paper, it shouldn’t have worked out. A Joburg-born, St. John’s boy on a path to do a B-Comm at Wits, with a secret love of the bush that would eventually lead him away from the city before his degree was done… and a British geek with happy memories of a childhood spent in Botswana, [...]
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Pygmy Hippo tragedy strikes South Africa
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Kruger impala killer banned for five years!
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Hope for the Future: a scary split-up and the completion of stage one
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Hope for the Future: dramatic scenery and ‘the day with the sunrise’
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Sunburn: Casablanca to Joburg!
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Mountain gorilla habitat under siege in DR Congo
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Video highlights: Cheetah cub birth
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Stuck in the Okavango Delta in a mini-skirt
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Judy Beyer: Please keep up with these blogs ... I laughed and ...
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Jane Joe: What a special experience- all looks so warm and c...
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Raymahuya0: I envy your lifestyle but I understand what hazard...
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Africanheart: I hope the rangers, park patrols, the Gorilla Doct...
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Kate: Very inspiring guys! Great work!...
