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Vumbura Plains Camp - May 2010
07/Jun/10
Vumbura Plains Camp - May 2010
Swell the mighty flood of old... More
Hyaena Charge at Vumbura Plains
24/May/10
Hyaena Charge at Vumbura Plains
The annual flood adds a twist to the tale of two hyaena clans and a dead giraffe... More
Vumbura Plains Camp - March 2010
12/Apr/10
Vumbura Plains Camp - March 2010
The Kubu Pride have been exhibiting some "war wounds", possibly from altercations with a third pride on the Vumbura floodplains - who will stay and who will go? Watch this space! More
Vumbura Magic
01/Apr/10
Vumbura Magic
An week of wildlife wonders at Vumbura Plains was enjoyed by managers practising being guides! More
Vumbura Plains Camp - February 2010
15/Mar/10
Vumbura Plains Camp - February 2010
Selonyana the leopard makes a kill at Vumbura Plains, two other leopards, separately, try to muscle in on the meal, which is ultimately taken by a hyaena! More
Woodland Kingfisher's unusual snake prey
25/Feb/10
Woodland Kingfisher's unusual snake prey
Woodland Kingfisher chicks get snake for dinner! More
Vumbura Plains Camp - January 2010
17/Feb/10
Vumbura Plains Camp - January 2010
Vumbura saw a newborn sable calf, a day-old lion cub with its eyes still closed, and wild dog hunting in camp. More
Vumbura Plains Camp - November 2009
07/Dec/09
Vumbura Plains Camp - November 2009
The foal's chocolate colour set against a backdrop of black and white stripes could give it a distinct disadvantage... More
Chocolate-coloured zebra foal at Vumbura
20/Nov/09
Chocolate-coloured zebra foal at Vumbura
Third melanistic zebra foal seen at Vumbura Plains More
Vumbura Plains - October 2009
13/Nov/09
Vumbura Plains - October 2009
The unmistakable sounds of the Kubu Pride chasing a herd of buffalo came drifting over Kaparota Lagoon... More
Vumbura Plains - September 2009
19/Oct/09
Vumbura Plains - September 2009
Kudu make a run for it at Vumbura Plains! More
Socio-economic Community Surveys
16/Oct/09
Socio-economic Community Surveys
Socio-economic research continues throughout Wilderness concessions - most recently in the Okavango Delta's Kwedi Concession. More
Vumbura Plains - August 2009
23/Sep/09
Vumbura Plains - August 2009
The opening up of previously flooded areas is producing fascinating wildlife viewing... More
Sable research begins at Vumbura Plains
08/Sep/09
Sable research begins at Vumbura Plains
Sable research underway at Vumbura More
Vumbura Plains - July 2009
06/Aug/09
Vumbura Plains - July 2009
July brought unequalled game viewing at Vumbura Plains More
Vumbura Plains - June 2009
06/Jul/09
Vumbura Plains - June 2009
Smells, sounds and sights assault the senses at Vumbura Plains More
Vumbura Plains - May 2009
23/Jun/09
Vumbura Plains - May 2009
A flying start to the winter season at Vumbura Plains... More
Vumbura Plains - April 2009
19/May/09
Vumbura Plains - April 2009
The high water levels have afforded excellent wildlife sightings and exciting mokoro experiences More
A new world discovered
15/May/09
A new world discovered
Small wonders More
Vumbura Plains - Tribute to Copper Malela
14/May/09
Vumbura Plains - Tribute to Copper Malela
A tribute to the late Copper Malela. More
Vumbura Plains Camp - March 2009
07/Apr/09
Vumbura Plains Camp - March 2009
The rare sable antelope has made Vumbura Plains its home, so sightings are frequent and thrilling! More
Vumbura Plains - February 2009
12/Mar/09
Vumbura Plains - February 2009
February has been an active month for predators: loads of lion activity, wild dog, a new male leopard and a fascinating crocodile kill! More
One night at Vumbura Plains - Nov 2008
18/Nov/08
One night at Vumbura Plains - Nov 2008
On a recent visit to Vumbura Plains where we stayed just one night we had phenomenal game viewing in our two game drives, helped in no small measure by the habitat diversity. More
Southern Ground Hornbills at Vumbura Plains
11/Nov/08
Southern Ground Hornbills at Vumbura Plains
Opportunistic feeding observed in Southern Ground-Hornbills More
Vumbura Plains - October 2008
10/Nov/08
Vumbura Plains - October 2008
The dry season has taken its toll More
Vumbura Plains - September 2008
30/Sep/08
Vumbura Plains - September 2008
Another month draws to a close here at Vumbura Plains: A month of firsts… More
Vumbura Plains - August 2008
17/Sep/08
Vumbura Plains - August 2008
Elephants have been congregating in large numbers in front of Vumbura Plains and lions were often seen planning there next masterful attack. More
Vumbura Plains - July 2008
18/Aug/08
Vumbura Plains - July 2008
The dry, cool weather and the Okavango floodwaters have brought about some fantastic game viewing full of exciting experiences to fuel evening campfire tales. More
White Rhino at Vumbura Plains
02/Jul/08
White Rhino at Vumbura Plains
First white rhino at Vumbura in 20 years! More
Vumbura Plains - January 2008
22/Feb/08
Vumbura Plains - January 2008
There has also been a strange male leopard with a big scar across its back that was seen in the Vumbura Highway area. More
Vumbura Plains - December 2007
15/Jan/08
Vumbura Plains - December 2007
The birth of a baby elephant right in camp and hundreds of other newborns heralded the onset of summer. More
Vumbura Plains - November 2007
19/Dec/07
Vumbura Plains - November 2007
The changing climate and habitat has stimulated multiple antelope births. Newborn impala, wildebeest, tsessebe and zebra are popular sightings, making for extra-special photo opportunities More
Vumbura Plains - October 2007
12/Nov/07
Vumbura Plains - October 2007
As all this was happening, a leopard was observed climbing a nearby tree to get a better view of the events unfolding. More
Vumbura - September 2007
12/Oct/07
Vumbura - September 2007
The lions have had us quite concerned as our core pride disappeared for almost two weeks, but they did return in great style with a couple of back to back buffalo kills. More
Vumbura Plains - August 2007
10/Sep/07
Vumbura Plains - August 2007
One of our guides Lettie, had an interesting sighting of an African Wild Cat with kitten trying to catch a puffadder. More
Vumbura Plains - July 2007
08/Aug/07
Vumbura Plains - July 2007
Elephants are everywhere at this point and very relaxed as well. The cherry on the top though happened a few weeks ago when I had a fantastic sighting of a Pel's Fishing-owl right in camp! The bird was roosting between the staff village and South Camp by the crossing. Towards the end of the month another was seen at Kubu Deck. More
Vumbura - June 2007
07/Jul/07
Vumbura - June 2007
We are fortunate to have a number of cheetah in the area at the moment and sightings of these graceful cats interacting have left all guests with wonderful memories. More
Vumbura Plains - May 2007
05/Jun/07
Vumbura Plains - May 2007
Very exciting news is that the camp's resident female hippo has given birth to a cute little calf that looks like a warthog on steroids. More
Vumbura Plains - April 2007
27/May/07
Vumbura Plains - April 2007
Change of seasons at Vumbura are very clear and bringing out much wildlife to be seen. More
Sable duel, Botswana
30/Apr/07
Sable duel, Botswana
Seeing such an incident is a lucky coincidence and to watch a duel between two Sable bulls is an intense experience. More
Zebra attack Blue Wildebeest foal
25/Apr/07
Zebra attack Blue Wildebeest foal
After biting the calf repetitively, one particular zebra practically ran over the young wildebeest, More
Vumbura Plains - March 2007
09/Apr/07
Vumbura Plains - March 2007
It was the same week that we saw 300 to 400 elephants every day coming to drink. More
Vumbura Plains - February 2007
09/Mar/07
Vumbura Plains - February 2007
She stood her ground and defended as best she could, but soon gave the carcass up to the pressure of Shaka.
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Vumbura Plains - January 2007
09/Feb/07
Vumbura Plains - January 2007
The past month has been dynamic in terms of animal movements, weather and charismatic species consistency. More

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