monthly game reports for kwando - June 2009

Kwara
Afternoon siesta was interrupted one day this month by the deafening sounds of Lions roaring close to Kwara camp. As guests clambered onto the game drive vehicles the sounds came ever closer until four Lionesses appeared being chased by five others. The first four are well known in Kwara as ‘One Eyes Pride’. The second group are newcomers and were evidently successful in chasing establishing themselves in the area. Guests and camp staff alike watched in amazement as the lionesses swam across the lagoon in front of camp to safety.

Lagoon
Guide and guests in the search for the Wild Dog den site at Lagoon had a successful month. The site was identified close to the airstrip and the heavily pregnant female is deep inside the hide before the impending birth. Other members of the pack stand sentry outside the entrance providing wonderful game viewing for expectant guests.
Furthermore, we have been fortunate to have lots of cat sightings from large prides of Lions to Leopards in trees.

Lebala
The extraordinary site of a Pangolin greeted some surprised guests in June at Lebala. The armoured anteater was spotted not even a kilometre of the camp itself. These animals practice myrmecophagy meaning that they feed exclusively on a specific species (in this case ants and termites).
Cat lovers have been treated to an exhibition in hunting by the three big species. Cheetahs have been sighted in a failed attempt to kill a Kudu, Leopard have been caught with a hunted Impala in a tree and four female Lions made a successful kill on a Zebra in the woodlands.

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