Moditlo Nature Reserve has a serious tendency to out-do any expectation every time guests go out on another safari. And March started off the way February ended. In amazing fashion.
These past three days have been absolutely outstanding. Finding the gorgeous lion pride, giraffe, elephant, rhino, cheetah, zebra and last but not least, wild dogs! It should be kept in mind that there are only two lodges on the reserve, so finding these animals takes skill since there aren’t as many vehicles moving around compared to other reserves. Of course this means that the experience here is much more authentic, even old school, and the actual wildlife encounters are the way they should be: unstressed, and you will get proper time with these animals. No 5-minute policies here!
Our recently introduced pack of wild dogs have been tracked since their arrival. As you know, wild dogs are unfortunately endangered, one of the main reasons being human encroachment. So it’s fantastic news that this reserve has been “handed back” to them. Sometimes it goes the other way.
Wild dogs have quite an off-putting hunting method, although it may be very misunderstood. Putting aside their means of hunting, these animals are extremely social amongst themselves, and have a very unique way of raising their little ones.
There are breeding pairs within each pack, and each dog in that pack takes part in raising and teaching their young. Every single dog in a pack is unique, no two dogs have the same markings. Just like no two people have the same finger print. It’s fantastic news to see them roam our reserve again!
