During the month of October, which is our hottest month, we experienced a lot of cloud cover especially during the afternoons. We had some rains which of course caused a lot of excitement amongst the animal species. A number of antelope species have started to give birth to their young ones which in turn caused a flurry of excitement amongst the predators that roam the plains.

Another one of the numerous benefits of receiving rain is that most of the dust and smoke has been settled by the precipitation. Clear conditions have resulted, leading to some very beautiful and scenic sunsets and sunrises.

Apart from having an astounding variety and diversity of fauna and flora, Busanga Plains has become famous for its 'swamp lions' that have become superbly adapted for their aquatic environs as well as for their tree-climbing tendencies. Our guests were treated to some outstanding sightings of these felines, quite often in or around the camp. We were serenaded by the resonating roars of these beasts on a nightly basis.

A little further down the feline size scale, we had a number of good cheetah sightings, as a sibling duo of brothers has settled in the area. The dry areas of the plains are highly conducive to the hunting techniques of cheetah and provide excellent hunting opportunities that have been trebled by the mass of neonate antelope.

Another thing that is unique to this area of Kafue National Park, are the red lechwe which are in abundance across the wetter parts of the Busanga Plains. They are distinct from the Kafue lechwe of the Kafue Flats and strangely enough are more closely related to those that occur in Botswana's Okavango Delta. We have been blessed with a healthy population of these beautiful antelope around the camp.

In terms of camp news, this month the camp was visited by SHARE, an organisation that runs HIV/AIDS seminars and counselling. The seminar was very educational and staff commented that they were happy to receive info about HIV.

Busanga Bush Camp will be closing at the end of the month for the rainy season and would like to thank all for visiting this beautiful area. Until next year all the best from the plains!