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June Newsletter

12 July 2010

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Hyena cub
Photo: Louis Marais
Soccer comes to the bush!!

June has been a crazy month with guests visiting us from all four corners of the world; everybody has been on a soccer high, guests and staff. Guests have been responding to the roaring of lions by chanting their country’s war cries and most of the chats on the vehicle have been about last night's game and not the animals we have seen or were watching. All the drives and dinners have been orientated around the evening games and many a desert h...

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April Newsletter

24 May 2010

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Mating Lions
Photo: Dion Bezuidenhout
April started off as a real wet one, with 130ml in the first five days of the month which is pretty bizarre having heavy rains this late in the season. The month ended off with 192ml which is more than February and March's rainfall combined!
This definitely put the Ranging Team on the back foot as the Concession was put to rest for a few weeks so as not to damage the roads more than what the rain had already done. In return, however, this will definitely give the bush a boost...

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January Newsletter

09 February 2010

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Giraffe Herd
Photo: Dylan Brandt



On the 31st of December 2009 around 9pm in the evening the guests at Lukimbi all dining in the Boma, witnessed a partial eclipse of the moon. It was also the second full moon of the month which means it was a blue moon. New Years Eve was truly special and a great prelude to the New Year!

Last year was full of drama and the big cats were without doubt in the spot light. The original pride of 22 lions had since split into two groups, one of 13 and one of 7, t...

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