Lions of Sabi Sands

[Wyld@Heart]

(02-01-2022, 09:44 PM)Tr1x24 Wrote: No clue since mid 2020, best case scenario is that they went south of Pretoriuskop/H2-2, area in which cars dont enter.

That is a massive distance for young nomads to travel from the Northern Sabi Sands/Manyaleti, basically to the Stolsnek area of the park which is the extreme south western section of the Kruger. Not impossible of course but that's a vast and busy stretch to cross without anyone noticing, lion or human alike. If I were to hazard a guess east of the S36 in Kruger is the vastness of the area traversed by only the S126 and S125. If one takes the S126 as the northern edge of that block, the S36 the western edge, say the S33 Vutomi as the southern edge and the H1-3 main tar as the eastern edge you have a massive and very remote block crossed only by the S125 in relative close proximity to their natal area where there is very little traverse given its distance from the main camps and the concessions such as Hamiltons and Imbali on the western edge of the Kruger. I will warrant that there are prides in that section who have little to no human contact at all, perfect for nomads to get lost in and sometimes never get heard of again even if they thrive.

Off topic but I love the S125. Huge sycamore figs and leadwoods that have probably been there for centuries. Combined with the almost complete absence of other vehicles, tourist and official game drives, it's almost possible to imagine the region as it was before man's influence. Reply