Lions of Sabi Sands

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(12-28-2021, 12:10 AM)Tonpa Wrote:

(12-28-2021, 12:06 AM)BA0701 Wrote:

(12-27-2021, 11:04 AM)sik94 Wrote:

(12-27-2021, 09:52 AM)Wyld@Heart Wrote: I watch Wild Earth as at least it is live and is possible to keep up with the coalitions and prides in that area as it happens so being possible to see their condition first hand, as it were. Apart from Steve, though, listen to the guides at your own peril. Lauren in particular was as annoying as ****.

I was watching the clip posted above live and it was a tough listen. Could be a language and communication difficulty but that's no excuse for fudging such well known information such as the history and origin of DM and the pride in question. Rexson is a fixture at Djuma, I believe, and has been part of the guiding team for ages apparently. A quick Google, although the page does not seem to open, notes him as the Safari and Habitat manager at Djuma. He obviously knows the bush, one would expect a little more accurate information than what he delivered.

The guides who do this work 24/7 aren't lion enthusiasts, Rexson probably doesn't care what pride DM originated from or his whole story. He probably isn't on the internet all day either to religiously keep up with lion dynamics in the whole of ss. Lauren does an okay job if I'm honest but obviously she's nowhere near as good as Brent or James were. Just take everything they say with a pinch of salt and try to corroborate it with your own research before fully taking it on as fact.

What happened to Brent? I'm sure there are plenty of videos that followed, but one of the last videos I saw with him, he literally drug a carcass to attract the pride to a lost cub that he found living with some males. I enjoyed his videos, and his commentary was typically very well informed, and great to listen to.

Brent works as part of Painteddogtv now, they operate at Pridelands, the same location the WildEarth Ecotraining folks broadcasts from. It's mostly wildlife cams I believe but they also do live drives, here's one from a few days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsiVQ0-nUOc

Thanks man! I only mentioned the incident with the cub, as it had caused a stir with some, so I hoped he hadn't had troubles from that. Reply