Mike took some beautiful shots two days ago of a kudu, one of our lionesses and also a bunch of rhinos that they saw in the Diep Dam area of the conservancy when they were out on safari. The rhinos are dehorned, so that they don’t present any value to the poachers. As the international press has highlighted recently, poaching for rhino horn is on the rise again, so these measures are taken to ensure this species will survive the recent bout of poaching. Indeed rhino horn is now more valuable than gold, so protecting these animals has become paramount. Fact of the day: 90% of all of Africa’s rhinos live in South Africa, and almost all of them live in the Kruger Park area of course. The proximity to relatively lawless Mocambique is making matters even more complicated. So far our conservation efforts are showing good results, and additional anti-poaching measures are as well.

Fingers crossed this will stay that way!

Many thanks to Mike for taking these beautiful photos. As of late we are seeing the lions very regularly, between 2 and 3 times a week, so that’s brilliant. The offspring is now starting hunting as well, which is nice to see.

Enjoy the photos! (I did!) 🙂