So after the recent (extremely!) exciting news of a female cheetah sighting raising 5 cubs, we have been getting lots of cat sightings, lions and cheetahs mainly. We keep seeing the two male cheetah brothers who were born on the reserve, and they are just so relaxed, they offer some of the best cheetah sightings in the wild one can imagine.
The same is true for our lions, oh, and by the way, they are also raising a couple of cubs. We have seen the mum several times, with her cubs, but sightings are difficult. Mum’s very protective of them!
Jackals have also exploded in numbers over recent years, and there is a den quite near the lodge, so our guests hear them often in the evenings, and early mornings (and also the night, if you open the window). Just amazing.
And just as I thought the news could not get any better, I heard that a few days ago yet another female cheetah was spotted on another part of the reserve, and she had 2 cubs with her also. The conservation efforts are paying off in a massive way! Let’s not forget: only about 400 wild cheetahs are estimated to live in South Africa, so this is a success that moves the needle, and I am personally proud of that. It feels great to be part of that story.
