Exciting news! Wild dogs have been spotted again!

We had not seem them in a little while, so it was fantastic news to get such a clear and up-close sighting of a pack of wild dogs. They are the second rarest carnivore in Africa (only about 2000-3000 specimen estimated in the wild out there how sad is that?) after the Ethiopian wolf, which is even rarer.

This pack is spending a lot of time on the reserve, and it usually dens here as well, as conditions are perfect for them here.

They may not be the “prettiest” of all animals, and all too often our guests are at first not aware of the huge rarity of what they are seeing, but there are safari experts out there looking for these animals for months and years on end, with barely one in sight. Most reserves will never have seen one of these super rare animals, as conditions have to be 100% perfect for them. I have met many rangers who in many years in the job have never seen one single of them, ever. When you go to the “Sleepers”, in the local town, and you want to tell your mates about something awesome, then it would be about the wild dogs you saw earlier in the day. And if you took some photos to prove it, that’s definitely going to get everyone’s attention.

So here the photos, in HD quality. Enjoy! What a pleasure, and what a day.