• The single mother, the Nkuhuma lioness, has been thriving along the Sand River and surrounds. She successfully hunted a massive waterbuck bull that fed her and her two one-year-old offspring for three days, and surprisingly managed to keep a large clan of hyena at bay. This sighting was sensational, taking place in the Hukumuri drainage, we not only witnessed hyenas, vultures, and lions but two different leopards hoping to scavenge a piece of the kill.
  

• The Mhangene Pride and the Plains Camp male lions trail the large herd of buffalo that are currently grazing in the south. The condition of the lioness with the limp seems to be improving and she is now moving at the front of the pride showing how resilient these big cats are. This environment can be harsh even for the most feared predators. We are anticipating the pride to grow in numbers in the weeks to come.
  

• In the beginning of December there were a few sightings of two new male lions, the Black Dam male lions in Othawa. This part of the reserve has been a frequent hunting ground for the Talamati Pride which still seems nomadic in their movement, wandering from the far north all the way to the deep south of the Sabi Sand in just a few days.
  

(01-04-2023, 11:11 PM)Tonpa Wrote: I guessing NKM was laying down in a bush or something and it was a bad shot so he used that vid

(01-05-2023, 01:51 AM)Mdz123 Wrote:

HP male

(01-05-2023, 02:07 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(01-05-2023, 01:51 AM)Mdz123 Wrote:

HP male

A really impressive male he is.

• The Marthly lioness was enjoyed on three days this month. On Christmas Eve, she was north of the Airstrip. On Christmas Day, she was at Marthly Crossing. The last time she was seen for the year was on the 29th when she was at Elephant Rock Lookout.
  

• MalaMala’s most stable pride were only viewed on one day this month. The area of their territory is in the southern reaches of MalaMala, and with 90 other lion sightings recorded for the month, there was little urgency to make the expedition to find this pride. The presence of a new coalition of six males also appeared to keep members of this pride away from central and western Charleston for the first 10 days of the month. On the day they were seen, the 24th, they made it worthwhile by killing an impala ewe in the Sand River, at Ingwe Donga.
  

• Four lionesses with eight cubs were seen on the 10th, southeast of Clarendon Dam. The second, and final time members of this pride were seen was on the 16th, when six members were north of Clarendon Dam.