March has been a pretty busy month for me. Lions were quite tough to find, but I still managed on every tour. I had a lot more luck on leopards with almost as many leopard sightings as lion sigtings. This is very unusual. The park is gearing up for winter with temperatures decreasing slowly, particularly at night. We still had a few very hot days though and some heavy thundershowers. Some of the migrant birds have already left and animals are now approaching some of the permanent water sources that doesn’t seem to attract as much game in summer. The first fires have also been noted in the park. The recent rains caused green grass to replace the burnt areas very quickly and are now attracting the grazers. It will also improve visibility making for easier game viewing in the future.
Total tours: 6 Total days: 20
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| Elephant | Rhino | Buffalo | Lion | Leopard | Cheetah | Wilddog | Hyena | Jackal |
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| Tour | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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| Day | 19 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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| Sights | Y | 35 | Y | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
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| Nr | Y | 58 | Y | 31 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Simon Vegter
Wild Wings Safaris
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