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Wildlife Photography Africa5 days ago

Our wet season is here! After an incredibly long, hard, dry season this year, Hwange’s wildlife, great and small, is anticipating the abundance and productivity of the rains. Our rains usually fall from November to March – last season was extremely patchy in Hwange, leaving some parts without nourishing rain for nearly two years.

But what a hugely successful game water supply season Imvelo has had under the extremely difficult circumstances of 2020 with the collapse of tourism. We have maintained a pumping programme almost as good as last year, evidenced by the low mortality among big game species. ‘With a little help from our friends’ and many supporters worldwide - Imvelo has persevered and managed to pump water for all our wildlife through our 19 pumps. Based on our innovative solar hybrid powered systems which can pump water throughout the night, these boreholes deliver some 160 million litres of water a year, supporting a wide variety of wildlife including probably as many as 10 000 elephant, around 25% of Hwange’s pachyderm population. Unique among Hwange operators, many of the waterholes we manage are a long way from our own concessions. Through this dry season, Imvelo has travelled across 180km numerous times, to bring diesel to fuel the generators, carry out repairs on our solar hybrid pumps and provide food rations and support to our pump attendants.

In the face of drought, the wildlife prevails with amazing coping strategies; while furred animals such as antelope and the predators push through the mud to get a desperately needed drink, the more bareskinned species such as elephant, buffalo and warthog luxuriate in a mudbath whenever and wherever available. Long before mud treatment became fashionable in the world’s leading spas, Africa’s wildlife was enjoying its benefits! As well as being cooling, the drying clay helps remove ectoparasites and works like talc powder around those awkward folds in the skin.

The rewards for our guests of sitting quietly at a waterhole and watching the antics and interactions of the various species cannot be exaggerated, often resulting in the most memorable experiences of their safari.

With plentiful rains, the dusty plains of Hwange turn into a riot of tropical greenery – insects proliferate, migratory birds arrive, the young of plains game are born – it’s a magical time for the wildlife and for safari aficionados who come to experience it, and we’re surely hoping for a bumper rainfall this season and many guests to share the emerald season ahead with us!

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Wildlife Photography Africa2 weeks ago

Rhino Safari camp , golden light at the end of another hot,
pre- rainy season day .......heated air , barely moving , quiet except for the gentle lap and tickle of warm water, Elephant peaceful and in a doze at the waters edge ...

Photo credit Kelly Landrey

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Wildlife Photography Africa3 weeks ago

Bush Buck - Tragelphas ( Spiral horned antelope) scriptus (white markings)
Shy, generally solitary, a browser , and almost invisible in the Jesse bush with its cryptic colouring.....
Around Rhino Safari Camp there are many, but you would never know as they are so shy and they are for the most part nocturnal, but have become confiding around camp and can be seen during the day as well ......
Left over mud wallows and wet muddy areas are loved by the males who have the horns ( females do not ) .... The males love to horn the mud , one of the reasons thought is, to leave his scent and possibly to smother parasites , ticks etc around the horn base, but this has not been confirmed .....
Males, when meeting will have an elaborate challenge ritual, with their backs arched, which causes their crest of white hair on their backs to be raised..... Head held high , their bodies curved towards the opponent, their tail erect and spiked to show off their size and strength .... a form of intimidation.... which usually works in favour of the older more dominant male, without leading to any actual combat...... but as we have observed at camp, if two male of equal size and maturity confront each other there a very good chance of head butting, horn jousting and savage thrust and parry which often results in either injury or death to one of the combatants...
If cornered , male bushbuck will readily defend themselves with their dangerous horns and humans should be cautious and avoid contact .....

Photo credit Kelly Landrey

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Wildlife Photography Africa3 weeks ago

Bushbuck girls ( ewe ), as mentioned, do not have horns , they are normally alone, but more often than not have a youngster at foot ....., we have seen them though at the small water holes around Rhino Safari Camp socialising with other females with young, just like a mum and kids play group ......6 months of pregnancy and most babies ( lambs) are dropped throughout the year and then hidden in dense bush for the first three to four months till they are are a bit stronger and then not so vulnerable....Their incredible markings and colouration make them almost invisible in the bush.

Photo credit : Kelly Landrey

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Wildlife Photography Africa3 weeks ago

Water biodiversity is on the brink, with dire consequences for the region known for the zebra and wildebeest migration, says WWF

Fears for a million livelihoods in Kenya and Tanzania as Mara River fish die out

Water biodiversity is on the brink, with dire consequences for the region known for the zebra and wildebeest migration, says WWF

theguardian.com

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Wildlife Photography Africa3 weeks ago

November has just arrived, 38c .....heat and heat and dust , Everyone is awaiting the rains ......!!!
Along side the shore line of cooling lake water, the elephants will be bathing and mud wallowing,...........
The very pregnant impala who are about to drop their calves, will be finding nibbles in the fresh green shoots of the amazing Jesse bush, new leaves in time of heat and dryness..
The Rhino Safari camp sunsets will be spectacular....!
Matusadona wilderness awaits the rains .........

Photo credit: Kelly Landrey#AfricanParksNetwork #Matusadona #RhinoSafariCamp #MatusadonaNationalPark #FriendsofMatusadona #Africa #LakeKariba #Zimbabwe #AfricaTalked #AllAboutAfrica #Sunset #NatGeoTravel #Glamping #Sundowners #CloserToNature #OnSafari #Pachyderms #Wildzambezi #NoFencesPureNature #ZambeziRiver #Elephants #Wildlife #BushCamps #Conservation #PerfectHorizons
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elephant encounter, Hwange NP

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