vacationtechnician.com Botswana Safari Guide Profiles: Gareth Flemix
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Gareth was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He speaks 3 languages (English, Afrikaans, and Shangaan)
Gareth has worked for some of the top Game reserves in the Eastern Transvaal in South Africa. He was guiding and involved in habitat management at Mala Mala and Singita (Voted the best game lodge in South Africa), and was the head guide at Ulusaba reserve.
Gareth lives by the philosophy �the best room is room for improvement� which he applies to the running of Kwando Safaris Lebala camp and to his life in general. His personal interests include game drives, bush walks, birding, photography, botany and studying the behaviour of leopard and wild dogs.
He is comfortable with guests from around the world having visited Germany, Austria, Italy, Holland, UK, Switzerland, France, Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia, Angola, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Thailand.
In addition to many years of still photography he is now passionate about video photography and due to the opportunities presented by Lebala camp he is working on making some video films of what he sees around him every day. Personable, knowledgeable, and one a hell of a 4x4 driver make time with Gareth a precious commodity. vacationtechnician recommends that you book Gareth for private game drives at least 12 months in advance due to the limited availability of rooms in the luxurious Kwando Lebala Camp.
Report from Lebala:
Gareth Flemix, Kwando Safaris camp manager at Lebala Camp in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, wrote on 9 Oct. 2002:
During my time here at Lebala, I have noticed a definite symbiotic relationship between baboon and impala. I have also noticed baboons interacting with other antelope species. On two occasions I have seen a troop of baboons not far from the Camp feeding with a herd of Roan antelope. Both of these occasions were at midday (11:00 � 12.10). It was in an area of tall thatch grass, Acacia tortilis, Acacia luderitzii, and sausage trees (Kigelia africana). While the Roan were resting, I observed them rubbing and thrashing small trees, I presume for territorial status. As soon as the Roan moved away, the Baboons rushed over to feed on these trees and bushes. After feeding they rested, staying in the area. Then the Roan returned, perhaps having gone to drink, and stayed in the shade among the Baboons.
I observed some of the adult baboons getting very close to some of the Roan. It seemed to me that both species were comfortable in each others presence, quite unusual for Roan, which are shy by nature to other species.
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