It's been a while...

White Rhino in Kruger NP

African Wood Hoepoe

So It has been a few months since my last update (something I will need to work on) but here at LEO we are busy all the time and always have alot going on. My work here is focused on Lion and Rhino monitoring and keeping track of the animals that live on the reserve, we do game drives basically twice every day, have walks into the Cheetah area, alot of data logging and keeping track of animal moments and helping with reserve management: from alien plant removal to road maintenance and fence repairs.

African Buffalo-Kruger

It's alot of long hours and hard work, but good work with alot of experience to be gained. I also get the chance to do guiding in other areas, as we do excursions into Kruger NP and several other 'hot spots' in the area.

Mtumi

 Alot of my time in spent doing rhino monitoring and some anti-poaching activities tracking the rhinos on the ground on a quad and getting close watching over these endangered animals.

We have 7 lions on the reserve, they where introduced to keep the herbivore population to a healthy and sustainable limit and we keep track of them and their habits, and as Selati is a private reserve with no game lodges on it, we are generally the only ones to view the animals.

And we also have two young cheetah who where orphaned earlier this year that we are keeping a close eye on in a separate area while they learn to hunt so they can be introduced into the reserve.

Definitely not a bad job.