Yesterday morning Pieter found Karula and both of her cubs just outside room 4 at Vuyatela lodge. She apparently had a kill in a large Jackalberry tree, which was stolen by a lioness that climbed into the tree before the WE camera vehicle arrived.WE now believe that she has one male and one female cub. [...]
Well Nick and Helen have gone. WE will miss them immensely. They have played such a big part in our lives and the early part of WildEarth's life.They can leave secure in the knowledge that they helped create something very important and made a big difference in the lives of so many around the world.Good [...]
Born and bred in Cape Town, this surfer boy loves nothing more than weilding a camera and riding the waves. He was an outdoorsy child, playing any sport he could. His magic footie skills will keep the rest of the team on their toes......literally. Nowdays, he prefers to spend his time surfing and of course [...]
Some of you may be wondering why WE don't visit everything that WE hear on the radio ... or even what is being said on the radio. So WE thought a little bit of behind the scenes info would help. Generally there are 5 game drive vehicles out on each safari from the three Djuma [...]
Nobody has seen Karula's cubs since Tyson stole her duiker kill. This morning Nick found the tracks of a single leopard cub not far from our camp. Although WE have no actual information everyone in camp is very positive that they will be seen soon. There is a great deal of leopard activity at Djuma [...]
What an exciting 24 hours. Yesterday evening Nick and Helen caught up with Karula moments after she had killed a duiker and WE watched as she quickly hauled the carcass up into a tree before a hungry hyena could steal it.This morning when the team got to the same place to check up on the [...]
... after a very difficult few days, WE, or at least Jan, managed to finally get the starter motor installed in the game drive vehicle. It was a real challenge that took him hours and hours. Poor Jan worked until 3:30 in the morning and then started again early this morning. In any event its [...]
... after phoning all around the Lowveld WE finally sourced a new starter motor this morning in Nelspruit. Pieter and Hayley are currently making the 3 hour journey there to collect the motor and will then drive back to Djuma. WE really appreciate them doing this even though they are actually on holiday.When they get [...]
On yesterdays drive while we were off road a very large crack developed in the starter motor. As a result the gears and bushes in the motor were severely damaged. Jan is attempting to repair the starter by temporarily welding it back together again, but WE don't think this will work. Because it is Sunday [...]
Well WE are very happy to report that our new Final Control Centre (FCC) is working very nicely indeed ... touch wood. All the effort of the past few months has definitely paid off and most, if not all, systems have bedded in well. The fact that WE are now running almost exclusively on fibre [...]
