Today was a great day for wild dog sightings in Chobe National Park. As guests were entering Savute Marsh, they spotted a pack of wild dogs in the distance. The wild dogs had evidently killed an impala that morning; by the time the guests arrived there was very little remaining.
This week has been a fantastic week for the spotted cats, with amazing cheetah and leopard sightings.
After their week long absence, and their return last Wednesday, this week has seen our wild dog sightings return to form.
The young female leopard who visited us last Friday has become quite a regular visitor over the last week. She has been heard almost every night, and she has been sighted on two evenings. On Saturday night, the managers and guides were enjoying a pre-dinner drink at the bar waiting for the guests to arrive, when the tell tale squawking of guinea fowl was heard.
This evening – just as the rest of the world was settling down to watch the World Cup – a member of our management team, Setch, went to investigate a commotion from a flock of guinea fowl in camp. He rushed back to tell the guests that there was a leopard in camp!
At 6am this morning Savute Safari Lodge’s new Camp Managers, Shane and Kim, heard a commotion followed by a loud crash coming from the workshop. In the middle of the bush noises like these invariably mean wildlife is in the camp and so the guides went to investigate.
This week, Savute has really been living up to its reputation as a superb area for viewing predators. On every single drive, guests have been seeing at least one, and often two of the main predators present in the area – lion, leopard, cheetah and wild dog.
The Chobe’s levels receded rather fast after the exceptional flooding season we’ve had during our late summer months. Most of the floodplains that were inundated during the last 3 months dried out again, and we once again had access to the roads that were also inaccessible for months due to the high flood levels.
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