Lions of Sabi Sands

[NLAL11]

Mala Mala Game Report April 2024 https://malamala.com/wp-content/uploads/...024-LD.pdf

THE SAND RIVER PRIDE = 5
2 ADULT FEMALES ± 5 YEARS 9 MONTHS
1 ADULT FEMALE 4 YEARS 3 MONTHS
1 SUB-ADULT FEMALE 3 YEARS 8 MONTHS
2 SUB-ADULT FEMALE 2 YEARS 8 MONTHS
SOUTHERN CHARLESTON
(4 sightings)

The members of the Sand River pride were seen on four occasions this month. On the 2nd, one lioness
was with three Nkuhlu males in central Charleston, west of the Tjellahanga River. On the 12th, four
lionesses were seen feeding on a kudu carcass at Island Crossing. On the 28th, one female was with a
Nkuhlu male on the Charleston Toulon Boundary near the Sand River, and another lioness was seen
to the west of Jakkalsdraai Open Area.


THE BLACK DAM MALES = 2
2 ADULT MALES ± 6 YEARS 7 MONTHS
EYREFIELD
First encountered on MalaMala Game Reserve in 2022
(2 sightings)

On the 8th, these makes were found west of Wild Dog Rocks Open Area, digging in a termite mound.
The next day, their digging antics continued; finally, at dusk on the 9th, they retrieved a male warthog
from the burrow.


OTHER LIONS ENCOUNTERED:
• NKHULU MALES (3 sightings) – Three males were seen on the 2nd with a single lioness
from the Sand River pride in central Charleston. The next day, four males were seen on
the Charleston Toulon Boundary, east of the Sand River. One male was with a Sand River
lioness east of Flat Rocks.
• NKUHUMA MALE (1 sighting) – The son of the late Gowrie males was seen with another
unidentified male lion near Jakkalsdraai Open Area on the 22nd. [probably Tumbela male]
• KAMBULA YOUNG (3 MALES, 1 FEMALE) (1 sighting) – On the 23rd, these four individuals
were found feeding on the buffalo carcass that the Southern Avoca male had made west
of Mamba Waterhole. Reply