Blog posts in Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Vulture Restaurants and their use in Species Conservation
Vulture restaurants are undisturbed sites where poison-free carrion is deposited for Vultures to feed on. Not only does this supplementary feeding...
Lion Whisker Spots & Other Ways of Identifying Individual Lions
Each individual lion is identifiable from the unique lion whisker spots found on each side of the face. Other characteristics such as ear tears,...
Cheetah Hunting Strategy
An actively hunting cheetah is often seen walking alertly and utilizing vantage points such as termite mounds or low-lying tree branches from which...
Road Strip Counts on Manyoni Private Game Reserve
For most protected areas wildlife censuses are an important fixture on the annual calendar. Game reserve scientists and managers need to understand...
Elephant Breeding Herd sniffs us out!
The basic unit of elephant society is a stable family group of closely related adult females with young of various ages. Each herd is usually led by...
Wild Dog Monitoring on Manyoni Private Game Reserve
Waking up at 4am is never easy – especially on crispy winter mornings. On one such morning we set out blurry eyed to begin our Wild Dog...
Dung Beetles: The Telecoprids, Endocoprids, Paracoprids & Kleptocoprids
During summer time dung piles come alive with scarabs we like to call Dung Beetles. There are approximately 780 species of Dung Beetle in South...
Face-off between 2 Cheetah Coalitions
Best. Day. Ever. Being Summertime our days usually start early around 3.30am and end rather late in the evenings allowing us to get all nocturnal,...