We’ve had some lovely early rainfall this season and the bush is coming alive. The grass is growing, the wildflowers are blooming and the birds are singing! Most mornings now we are waking up to the call of the Red-chested Cuckoo, the Eastern Nicator and the Red-fronted Tinkerbird, to name just a few. We are […]
Rhino Family Photograph
Sunset at the Riverside
An unexpected guest!
Whilst walking Copper and Shadow (the dogs) around the property we saw some unusual prints… We are so used to seeing those of Impala, Nyala, Suni, Duiker, Gennet, Mongeese, Monkeys that we don’t always appreciate them anymore. But these prints stood out… They were slightly bigger than normal… Leopard!! We believe it is a Leopard […]
More Lions!
A fantastic new addition to the nearby uMkhuze Game Reserve! Taken from the Zululand Observer – Tamlyn Jolly HISTORY was made last week when four lions were released into uMkhuze Game Reserve. This follows 44 years of lions´ absence from the area. The animals, which include one adult female and three sub-adult offspring (a male […]
Mid Kent Animal Care Course South Africa 2013
Reflections Some excerpts of comments from the Mid Kent College student group on their way to the airport after leaving Umkhumbi Lodge. “It was sad leaving everyone at the lodge knowing that it was the last time we would drive down the bumpy track past the Nyala. As we travel back to the airport to […]
Mid Kent College – Day 10
After a nice hot day at Kosi Bay yesterday, we woke up to a lovely rainy morning! We had a quick breakfast, then filed into the van for the trip back to the lodge. Almost as soon as we returned we all jumped back in and drove into the bush to dig some pit traps. […]
Mid Kent College Animal Care Course – South Africa 2013 – Day 9
Day 11 We woke up early to have breakfast at 7.30am as we were leaving at 8.30am for the elephant interaction it took us an hour to get there which wasn’t that bad. Whilst driving to the elephant interaction we passed a game reserve where along the fence line we saw a leopard shading itself […]
Mid Kent College Animal Care Course South Africa – Day 8
After breakfast we met Dylan who is the manager of Bhejane Nature Training Centre. He explained to us what type of courses the centre runs and the career opportunities after finishing the course. Afterwards we drove to Kosi Bay. After getting there we got shown to our accommodation and went over to a nearby homestead. […]
Mid Kent College Animal Care Course 2013 – Day 7
(Pictures to follow soon!) A really early morning this morning! We left at 5:30am to go on a game drive in one of the oldest reserves in South Africa. It took around half an hour to reach the park, it is quite cold in a safari vehicle on the open road, but we soon warmed […]
