Whooo’s there?
Breakfast on my doorstep I’m a new ranger at Kapama and have been guiding here for about 3 weeks. One morning, I was woken early by the loud, unhappy screeching of a guinea fowl, but it was only...
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Hippo attacks buffalo to protect its own
Wildlife’s natural instinct prevails If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that you should always expect the unexpected, especially if you are working in the wild. Every typical day at the office...
Uninvited guests at Kapama River Lodge
Up close and personal with lions It was the 22nd of August 2015 and I can vividly recall how beautiful the hot and cloudless spring afternoon had been. I was manager and host for the evening at...
Cleaning up the carcass
Watching scavengers consume the remains of a rhino Not long ago, one of our mature rhino bulls injured a young female rhino to such an extent that she died of her injuries the next day. It was a...
Python and prey
Watching a python devour a nyala in camp The earth shook as Reazert (my tracker) banged on my bedroom door. "Hang on, I'm coming." I said, getting off my bed slowly. “You know the African rock...
A spectacle on our doorstep
Lazy lions and a little luck (not for the buffalo…) Kapama Private Game Reserve is vast and its lodges are generously spaced across the property, so wild animals from the reserve frequently come...