by Nick-Kapama | 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 Nick-Kapama | Dec 11, 2018 | Birds of prey, Featured Articles, General, Giraffe, Jackal, Kapama River Lodge, Seasons, Vulture
As a ranger, one of the things that I love about the bushveld is that that you never know what nature has in store for you on any given day. It might be a lilac breasted roller that you spot with its beautiful rainbow of colours brightening up a tree it’s...
by Nick-Kapama | Nov 21, 2018 | Buffalo Camp, Featured Articles, Game Drive, Jackal, Tracking
Spring has sprung but not everything has turned green yet as we have not had our first rains. It is bone dry with only a few trees flowering, but that doesn’t stop mother nature, especially the Black-backed Jackals. We left Buffalo Camp and made our way out on our...
by Nick-Kapama | Nov 28, 2017 | Game Drive, General, Jackal
Black-backed jackals are considered in most parts of South Africa to be something of a pest and nuisance. However, they are highly overlooked and unappreciated. Besides being cunning, they are one of the most ancient species of their kind, dating as far back as the...
by Nick-Kapama | Nov 2, 2017 | Antelope, Featured Articles, Impala, Jackal
So often, my guests can’t wait to start their afternoon or early morning game drive to see what African gem will unexpectedly reveal itself amidst the lush trees, shrubs, and brush of the bushveld. What they very often are not aware of is what surprise may await them...
by Melissa Smit | Mar 18, 2016 | Jackal, Special nature events, Vulture, Wildebeest
The circle of life A few days ago, on a calm and sunny morning, one of Mother Nature’s spectacles unfolded and my guests and I were fortunate to be allowed to witness it. We were heading towards the southern plains, where I’d heard rhinos had been spotted, when...
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