The winter solstice in the Southern hemisphere signals a subtle turning point in the safari season, and things are heating up in terms of wildlife activity and sightings on the Kavinga concession.
With various rainy season water sources drying up across the valley, more buffalo herds are frequenting the pan camp more regularly now…
…which has brought the lions in.
Of course, the resident lion pride keeps the buffalo alert. We know of two confirmed buffalo kills on the concession this season already. The pride have also killed at least another two animals, but as the kills took place in very thick bush we haven’t been able to identify what they took down.
The lion cubs are growing quickly, getting stronger by the day and more and more confident. Based on what we’ve observed so far, we think there are three female and three male cubs in the resident ‘Kavinga’ pride.
Although we haven’t had as many leopard sightings as we sometimes do, there’s lots evidence of them coming to drink at the pan and bird hide at night.
The numbers of elephant coming to drink are also increasing. We never get tired of sitting in the Kavinga hides, where we get to see and hear these amazing animals up close. This season and time of year is particularly good for our photographic guests, as the backlighting is spectacular.
