Zebra ♡: Kiss for Mom! x - by Mary Golding

Magnificent photograph from Alistair Laughland (Site16) of a leopard spotted on River road at approximately 18h30 on 20th July. Leopard population on Jejane perhaps the strongest that it has ever been judging by reports on sightings. Thanks Alistair.

Glen responded to a frantic distress call from the domestic maids at one of the shareholder houses to say that there was a snake in the bathroom. The snake in the bath turned out to be a sizeable African rock python. Glen proceeded to capture the python and then released it back into the bush away from the residential area. The photograph by Charlotte Pijnenberg shows Glen with the python after release in the bush. The moral of the story is to check your bath before you run the tap water!!!! Jejane is blessed to have a healthy population of python which are seen on a fairly regular basis.

We found two Honey Badgers near the runway, December 2011.

If you have not yet had a chance to see the big croc at Snare Dam - here he/she is (courtesy Roye O'Brien Site 35). This is a healthy size and I would not recommend anyone walking around the water's edge at Snare!

Blyde Brug

Rain Jan 2012

Below are two photographs from Shannon Thomson, which you may find interesting.

The access road from town to the farm has been washed away in areas. The road is not usable at present. Access to the Residential area is not possible due to flooded roads. We have received reports that the road from the Strydom tunnel is closed and the Blyde River is expected to overflow the bridge. The road from Phalaborwa is closed as the Olifants River is in flood.

Mariaan and Juan de Klerk (former Site 43) witnessed an incredible sight in the Kruger Park wen a small elephant got into distress in a deep rock pool and was rescued by the mother elephant. An incredible example of the dedication of animal mothers - pity some homosapiens mothers don't display the same tendencies.

Please have a look - it is really interesting and a wonderful experience to have witnessed.

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Photo essay, preparing to transport seven sub adult lions to their new home on a newly established reserve in Limpopo. (Click on the pics for high res!)

Photos by: Brianna Hackler (Student volunteer from Savanna College of Art & Design, USA)

Impala Bait: Glen and Francois preparing the Impala bait to attract the lions to the tranquiliser darts. Tranquiliser gun and darts: The bait, securely tied to a tree, has been put in place and the darts are prepared. Three dart rifles are allocated to the Vet, Brian Jones of Moholoholo and to the Glen so that the entire group can be darted as quickly as possible. The first! Once all the preparation is complete and the "marksmen" in place a tape recording of a buffalo in distress is played over the speakers. Not long before the first of the group comes running in, attracted by the prospect of easy prey.

Hot Cat: Photo by Jennifer Jager

Seen on pylon drive at oxpecker bend (June 2011)

Young Elephant Bulls on Jejane: (Photo by Francois Oberholzer)We currently have 2 young bull elephants resident on the reserve. Whilst other than some minor head-shaking and trumpeting there have been no reports of serious threat from the pair – yet! They are still fairly young and will not come into “musth” until they are at least 25 years old. “Aftand” was older than 25 years of age and he had demonstrated his “musth” condition whilst resident on the farm.

Fortunately there were no receptive females present at the same time and he headed back to the Klaserie and Kruger Park where “the grass was greener” for mature elephant bulls.

When elephant bulls are in “musth” they are extremely dangerous and should always be given a very
wide berth. In any event it is extremely foolhardy to intrude into their so called “comfort zone”.

Leucistic buffalo calves born February 2011. This calf is pure white other than the muzzle eyes, ears and feet i.e. truly leucistic and not an albino.

Photograph; Glen Thomson

MAKE MY DAY!!  A BUDDING CHARLES BRONSON.

Photograph Kurt Jensen

THE SEASON'S FIRST CALF SAFE FROM PREDATION AMONGST THE HERD

Photograph Colin Anderson

ROAD BLOCK ON THE N1!

Photograph Colin Anderson

CHEETAH AT PIXIE PANS (Notice the tracking collar which is used by researchers)

Photograph Colin Anderson

CHEETAH AT THE PIXIE PANS.

Photograph Colin Anderson

CHEETAH AT PIXIE PANS

Photograph Colin Anderson

Peek-a-boo! Who's that peeping?

Photograph Colin Anderson

 African barred owlet visitor to Site 7.

Photograph Colin Anderson

NOTHING LIKE A GOOD STRETCH!

(Photograph Kurt Jensen - Jejane January 2011)

Welcome little fella! The first of the season's wildebeest calves.

(Photograph Kurt Jensen)

Young elephant bulls and rhino on landing strip. January 2011

(Photograph Kurt Jensen)

Wild Dog (4) were sighted at Jejane Dam and at the Water Tanks over the weekend. Site 9 sighted an Aardwolf off their verandah. A Caracal was seen near Site 46's driveway.

What have you seen that hasn't been seen for a while?