The Big 5 highlight of the week was to see two Birmingham male lions moving north on EP airstrip
Monday, 20 February 2017
(29ºC)
- One Birmingham male lion resting at Mhisi Mati
- Kurula, the female leopards two cubs playing close to Baboon Pan
- A breeding herd of about fifteen elephants feeding around Big Dam
- Three buffalo bulls resting at Poacher’s Corner
- Another breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Madash Road
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP driveway
- One elephant bull feeding around Rhino Pan
Tuesday, 21 February 2017
(30ºC)
- Salayexe, the female leopard, moving east on Shortcut Wetpatch Road
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP open area
- Nchila, the female leopard, resting on Sawmill Road
- Two unknown male lions feeding on a buffalo kill at Picanini Utah Pan
- Tiyani, the female leopard, moving north from Picanini Utah Pan
- One elephant bull moving south from Guarrie Central Road
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
(27ºC, 27mm)
- Shadow, the female leopard, feeding on a grey duiker kill on Matandaluku Pan Road
- Three elephant bulls feeding at Big Dam
- One elephant bull feeding at Leeukuil Pan
- A breeding herd of about five elephants feeding on Simbambili Firebreak
- Three Birmingham male lions feeding on a buffalo kill on Methlowani Road
Thursday, 23 February 2017
(25ºC, 5mm)
- Two unknown male lions still feeding on their buffalo kill at Picanini Utah Pan
- A breeding herd of about five elephants feeding on Shirley’s/Safari cutline
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Our Southern Boundary
- Karula, the female leopard and her two cubs feeding on an impala kill on Little Gowrie driveway
- One elephant bull feeding on A-main
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on EP driveway
Friday, 24 February 2017
(25ºC, 3mm)
- Two Styx lionesses with two cubs and one Birmingham male lion resting at White Cloth open area
- Two unknown male lions feeding on a baby giraffe kill east of Kraaines Pan
- Karula, the female leopard and her two cubs resting on Little Gowrie driveway
- A breeding herd of about twenty elephants feeding on Little Gowrie driveway
Saturday, 25 February 2017
(28ºC, 3mm)
- Two Birmingham male lions drinking water at Kraaines Pan
- One elephant bull feeding on EP open area
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Our Southern Boundary
Sunday, 26 February 2017
(27ºC)
- Karula, the female leopard and her two cubs moving east on Gowrie Main
- One elephant bull feeding on Our Southern Boundary
- Three Birmingham male lions and one Styx female lion resting at White Cloth open area
- A breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Picanini Utah driveway
- Another breeding herd of about ten elephants feeding on Marula Bult South