Home/2015/July

Spot the newbie

Three and a half years ago, around February 2013, we had a report from guides in the Matobo Hills area that they'd heard spotted hyaena.  They were reliable sources, so we were confident that they were right.  There were also reports of severe hyaena conflict issues South of the Hills near the Botswana border, with [...]

Wildlife Quiz Winners

TEAM DAMBARI returned victorious on Thursday night, having won the Vic Bouwer Memorial Wildlife Quiz trophy at the Wildlife and Environment, Zimbabwe (WEZ) Pro-Am Wildlife Quiz.  We last won the trophy in 2009, and have been runners-up a couple of times since then.  Congratulations to the team, comprising Adele Edwards, Verity Bowman, Tafadzwa Tichagwa and [...]

The animals came in two-by-two…

Another first!  Two aardvark photographed together. Aardvark are photographed frequently in Matobo, but are usually solitary.  This recent photo of two animals together is a rarity.  They are about the same size, and look like adults, so it is possible that they're a pair. Camera trapping can reveal really interesting information.  For example, we got [...]

Appreciating the role of the little guys!

The Matobo Hills support the densest known breeding population of Verreaux’s (black) eagle (Aquila verreauxii) in the World, and it is often quoted (possibly erroneously) that the Matopos National Park has the highest leopard (Panthera pardus) density on Earth.  Regardless of whether Matopos comes first in these stakes, there is no denying that there are a lot [...]

New website is up and running!

We're really pleased to launch our new website, designed by Craig Riley of ZimNinja.  We'll post frequent updates on the "News" page, so be sure to visit us regularly.  Let us know what you think of the new site!