Avoca male lions

[Duco Ndona]

Its hard to say. The last sighting was a while ago, even before the sighting of the wounded brother alone. So sightings of the Avocas, alive or not are already very sporadic. That they are living right next to Kruger, where its normal for lions not to be seen for long periods does not help. Nor does it help that they are now nomadic, so there is no set location like a pride for them to return to. 

This makes getting a good picture of what is going on difficult so it may be a while before some of the bigger names in the animal tracking community start making obituaries. You are going to look pretty stupid if you post a video and he pops up a few days later in Kruger. 

On the other hand. Past behavoir indicates that atleast something big happened. As they are rarely seen apart for long periods of times and the remaining Avoca is seen with scars. 
If those images weren't there, we wouldn't even have this discussion. 

So we are stuck waiting now for the next sightings. But I think its safe to say that the Avoca era of Sabi Sands is coming to an end. 
Which is rather shocking as just over a year ago, they were still going strong with two coalitions totalling 5 lions. Now they are down to two nomadic lions of which one on its own. Reply