Black-backed jackals try to grab everywhere any edible leftovers. Here this little jackal digs in an elephant dung, very close to a sleeping pride of lions where there is always a good chance to find a few remnants.

They look so quiet and innocent when they walk through the bush. But in reality, the Cheetah have now finished their rest after a hot hot day and set out to search for a prey. Attentively they are listening and marking their territory.

In Madikwe the wild dog puppies have grown up. They are already seven months old. We find the whole pack with the 9 young and the 4 adults, as they cross the road in front of us. One after the other.

Madikwe visitors may ask themselves: What happened to the nine wild dog puppies, which were born last July? A wonderful story continues.

At such a wonderful, warm summer day, the small watering hole is almost entirely occupied by herds of elephants. Young and old, big and small, all gray animals are enjoying themselves here, drink, splash, or play in the mud.

The first month of the year is already over. The quality of wildlife viewing on our game drives remains at the highest level, and our guests enjoyed unforgettable moments in the bush. The frequency of leopard sightings is increasing.

With the beautifully curved horns this Male Kudu is peeping out from behind a bush, and he looks at us anxiously and curiously. Behind him the vast plain of Madikwe in the evening sun, with a view towards Botswana.

It is one of the saddest topics that South Africa has to deal with, and it does not stop at Madikwe’s fence. From the nation’s enormous number of poached rhinos in 2015, a few of them occurred in our reserve. Thanks to rigorous measures and an excellent park management the number of incidence has thankfully been reduced in the last years.

Elephants eat actually all day. But sometimes that’s not so easy. A rotten branch is a real challenge for this elephant mother, but with her bendable trunk she solves the problem.

Two male Cheetah are still in the habituation process to the new environment of Madikwe. We have visited them in their protective boma, observed how they are fed, and verified that they are doing well.