Hi guys!
Mike’s mother sadly passed away a few days ago, so he had to go on leave for a little while to sort things out. Our thoughts are with him!
In the meanwhile, Justine has stepped in for a couple of days, as she is a (well) trained guide. And, wow, she struck it lucky! We have seen three different cheetah mothers this week alone (most ever!), all with cubs, so I don’t remember receiving better news than this ever. The cheetah is such a rare and endangered species, and to see this species doing so well on our reserve is truly magnificent. This is what the reserve is all about: create a sanctuary for some of the world’s rarest animals. The cheetah is one of these, and what a gracious and beautiful animal as well. All land owners of the Blue Canyon Conservancy should (I am sure they are) be proud of this achievement, as the blueprint of this 36,000 acre conservancy was all about just that: creating a large reserve in the middle of the Greater Kruger Park area with a biodiversity larger than anywhere in the world. According to several biologists, this seems to have been achieved now. It is supremely gratifying to know that we at the Vuyani Safari Lodge can show more different animal species on this safari reserve than anywhere else in the world. We have spotted many of the very rarest African animals on the reserve (of course sightings of some of these animals are naturally rare), such as the brown spotted hyena, the ground hornbill, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, and several other rare stork species as well.
Here a few photos of some of the sightings over the last two days.
