• 2 Male leopards ( Tintake chasing Juma ) having a territorial dispute close to Kudu dam
• A breeding herd of 30 elephants feeding close to Pondoro main rd
• 1 Male leopard resting in tree  on main rd east – unknown male
• 2 White rhino bulls playing

Monday 29 April 2013

• 1 Male cheetah resting at Sausage Tree
• A herd of 200 buffaloes resting close to Kambaku rd
• 1 Elephant bull feeding on the 8/9 cutline
• 1 Elephant bull feeding close to River Lodge main rd
• 1 Black rhino cow next to Hongonyi rd
• A herd of 200 buffaloes feeding close to Top rd

Wednesday 1 May 2013

• 1 Male cheetah walking along Barnard airstrip
• 2 Elephant bulls feeding close to Mangwa rd
• 3 Lionesses resting next to Tshukudu cutline
• 2 White rhinos grazing
• A breeding herd of 10 elephants feeding next to Nyari dam

Thursday 2 May 2013

• A breeding herd of 10 elephants feeding close to Pondoro main rd
• A herd of about 200 buffaloes grazing along Reguit pad
• 3 Male lions resting and roaring next to Manana rd
• 1 Elephant bull drinking at Coert’s bush camp
• A herd of about 100 buffaloes on the 8/9 cutline
• 1 White rhino bull feeding

Friday 3 May 2013

• A herd of 100 buffaloes resting and sleeping at Pondoro main rd
• A herd of 10 elephants feeding close to Coert’s bush camp
• 2 White rhino bulls grazing
• 2 Male lions resting next to Mangwa rd
• A herd of about 100 buffaloes feeding next to Marambo rd

Saturday 4 May 2013

• A herd of 100 buffaloes grazing next to 8/9 cutline

• 1 White rhino bull grazing
• 1 Male leopard ( Chavaluthu ) resting

Monday 22 April 2013

• No Drive

Tuesday 23 April 2013

• 3 Male lions resting next to Top rd
• A herd of 250 buffaloes feeding close to Huppel rd
• A breeding herd of about 20 elephants feeding next to Impalabos West/Nonwane

Wednesday 24 April 2013

• A breeding herd of 20 elephants feeding next to Impalaweg 4
• A herd of 300 buffaloes close to Loop weg
• 1 Black rhino bull walking along Hongonyi rd

Thursday 25 April 2013

• A breeding herd of 10 elephants feeding on the Nonwane/York cutline
• A breeding herd of 30 elephants feeding on the Hearne/Impalabos west cutline
• 1 Male leopard ( Chavaluthu ) walking along River Lodge rd
• 3 White rhino bulls grazing next to Reguit pad
• A breeding herd of 20 elephants feeding next to Hongonyi rd

Friday 26 April 2013

• A herd of 30 elephants feeding next to Pondoro main rd
• 6 Lionesses of Olifants west pride resting next to Impalaweg 5

Saturday 27 April 2013

• 2 Lionesses and 8 cubs walking along Matangi rd
• A breeding herd of 10 elephants feeding next to Tora rd
• 2 Male cheetahs lying close to Barnard airstrip
• 1 Elephant bull feeding on the 8/9 cutline

I then went back to the tracks as my tracker Remson and I were sure that they must have killed something as the lioness was looking absolutely gorged. The presence of the cubs also meant that the mothers went to fetch the cubs and took them to a kill. We drove around the area without any luck, but as I was leaving Remson spotted a lioness lying in the bush and as we got closer lion cubs’ tiny little heads popped up all around a fresh zebra carcass. A rich reward for perseverance!

• 3 Lionesses and 8 cubs on a wildebeest kill at Pump rd
• 2 White rhino bulls feeding
• A breeding herd of 20 elephants feeding close to Main rd east
• 1 Elephant bull feeding next to Nyari dam

Monday 15 April 2013

• 3 Lionesses and 8 cubs feeding on the wildebeest kill
• 2 White rhino bulls grazing
• 1 Male leopard ( Chavaluthu ) resting close to Huppel weg
• A breeding herd of 15 elephants feeding close to Elephanten weg
• 3 White rhino bulls grazing

Tuesday 16 April 2013

• 2 White rhino bulls feeding
• A herd of 200 buffaloes resting on the 2/3 cutline
• A breeding herd of 15 elephants drinking at Nyari dam
• 1 Male leopard ( Watsakile ) lying close to the 8/9 cutline

Wednesday 17 April 2013

• 8 Lions resting close to Rooibos weg
• 2 White rhino bulls grazing
• A breeding herd of elephants next to Pondoro main rd
• 3 White rhinos grazing

Thursday 18 April 2013

• 2 Black rhinos – Bull and cow – browsing
• 8 lionesses and 8 cubs at a zebra kill
• A herd of about 200 buffaloes feeding close to Mamba rd

Lion cubs at Pondoro Game Lodge

Lion cub at Pondoro Safari Lodge

Lion cubs playing next to the safari cruiser

Not so fast!

Friday 19 April 2013

• A herd of 15 elephants feeding next to Xinzele rd
• 8 lionesses and 8 cubs resting close to Mfundla rd
• 1 Male leopard ( Chavaluthu ) lying next to Rul’s rd
• 1 Elephant bull feeding close to Van Wyk

Saturday 20 April 2013

• 8 Lionesses lying close to Mamba rd

• A male leopard ( Watsakile ) walking in a easterly direction along Impalaweg 4
• A male leopard ( Cavaluthu ) resting in a tree close to Xinzele rd
• A herd of about 200 buffaloes resting on cheetah plains
• 3 White rhinos drinking
• 1 Male leopard close to Huppel weg
• A herd of 200 buffaloes drinking at Nyari dam
• A breeding herd of 20 elephants feeding close to Xinzele rd

Watsakile walking past the safari cruiser

Chavaluthu resting next to us

Giraffe drinking

White rhino having fun at Pondoro

Monday 8 April 2013

• 2 Elephant bulls feeding next to Pondoro main rd
• 3 White rhinos grazing
• A breeding herd of 15 elephants feeding close to the 2/3 cutline

Tuesday 9 April 2013

• 2 Black rhinos – bull and cow
• 2 Lionesses and 7 cubs lying close to Tora rd
• 3 White rhinos feeding

Black rhinos inspecting the safari cruiser

Mother and cubs on safari

Wednesday 10 April 2013

• A breeding herd of 15 elephants feeding close to Mfundla rd
• 3 White rhinos resting
• 1 White rhino feeding

Thursday 11 April 2013

• 1 Lioness and 5 cubs at Xintowana rd
• 2 Lionesses walking along Tora rd
• 1 Male leopard ( Tintaka ) at Impalaweg 4
• A breeding herd of 10 elephants feeding next to Xiingwana rd
• A herd of 200 buffaloes feeding close to Venture camp rd

Friday 12 April 2013

• A male cheetah resting next to Manzi Bomvu
• 2 White rhino bulls
• A herd of 200 buffaloes feeding close to Top rd
• 1 Elephant bull feeding at Pondoro main rd
• 1 Male leopard ( Rulani ) walking along Mavis rd

Saturday 13 April 2013

• A herd of about 200 buffaloes feeding next to Breitte weg
• 2 Lions resting at Kambaku dam
• 2 White rhinos grazing
• A big herd of buffaloes at Nonwane