Here are the sightings for the week ending 11 May 2013: Number of lion sightings: 6 Number of leopard sightings: 14 Number of elephant sightings: 37 Number of buffalo sightings: 19 Number of wild dog sightings: 1 Number of cheetah sightings: 0 Number of rhino sightings: 0 Sightings maps: Lion Key 1.    Eyrefield pride and 1 Manyelethi male (Hip scar) – 5th 2.    Styx pride – 7th 3.    Styx pride – 8th 4.    Styx pride – 9th 5.    Styx pride – 10th 6.    Styx pride – 11th Leopard Key 1.    Newington male (Impala kill) – 5th 2.  ...

Over the past week or so, the Old Airstrip has proven to be a happy hunting ground for this big cat. The flat, open and rectangular shaped piece of earth where aeroplanes used to land has become a popular hangout for Impala when darkness falls. This short-grassed area provides these antelope with a slight advantage at night, as it increases their chances of seeing predators approaching. However, the thick Acacia thickets surrounding the Old Airstrip in turn provides good cover for patient predators, as they bide their time, scoping the surrounds for a potential target. Impala rams are currently...

Those of you who are au fait with Aquavision’s incredible video clips, will no doubt be very excited by their latest offering. The Thrill of The Chase - the 8th edition of their “It’s All About the Wildlife” series at MalaMala - is a dramatic, adrenaline-filled clip featuring some of MalaMala’s most fearsome predators on the hunt. Aquavision is internationally recognised for filming extraordinary animal behaviour, both underwater and in the wild African bush, and has gained a reputation for being willing to take on interesting, challenging and often dangerous projects. All...

Here are the sightings for the week ending 27 April 2013: Number of lion sightings: 14 Number of leopard sightings: 18 Number of elephant sightings: 40 Number of buffalo sightings: 19 Number of wild dog sightings: 2 Number of cheetah sightings: 0 Number of rhino sightings: 0 Sightings maps: Lion Key for Weekly Game Stats Styx Pride on Impala Kill – 21st Styx Pride – 22nd Two Marthly Lionesses and Dark Mane Manyelethi Male – 23rd Styx Pride Buffalo Kill – 23rd Styx Pride – 24th Two Marthly Lionesses and Dark Mane Manyelethi Male – 24th Two Marthly Lionesses on...

Although MalaMala is renowned for its sightings of the Big Five, and other high profile species such as cheetah and Cape hunting dogs, there are other seemingly uninteresting species out there that not frequently seen. It was on a cool morning that we were fortunate enough to witness one of these more elusive animals. Typically inhabiting grasslands and/or reed beds – where they seek shelter from the heat of the day, the Southern or Common Reedbuck tends to feed at sunrise or sunset (and sometimes at night), which explains the early morning sighting of this male and female pair in the...

Here are the sightings for the week ending 20 April 2013: Number of lion sightings: 9 Number of leopard sightings: 18 Number of elephant sightings: 48 Number of buffalo sightings: 28 Number of wild dog sightings: 0 Number of cheetah sightings: 0 Number of rhino sightings: 0 Click here to view the maps for this week’s...