Kwando Wildlife Report 14-19 April 2004
Kwara
* One nice sighting of a male Leopard.
* A group of 3 Cheetah (female plus 2 youngsters) were followed hunting but were unsuccessful.
* The resident male Lions were followed but did not get up to much.
* Nocturnal sightings include Porcupine, Serval and Genet.
* Good general game with Elephant bulls in and around camp, Zebra, Tsessebe, Red Lechwe, Giraffe, Impala, Baboons and Warthog.
* A Little Bittern was seen from the boat plus plenty other birds and Hippo.
Lebala
* Elephant numbers are picking up and are being seen in sizeable herds.
* Lions have been seen on and off and have disappeared into the Mopane woodlands for the last 3 days.
* Spectacular Cheetah kill on Impala was witnessed from start to finish near camp.
* Nocturnal sightings include a good diversity of Owl species, Serval, Springhares and Genets.
* Good general game with Giraffe, Zebra, a surprising herd of 10 Eland, Impala, Kudu and a small group of Buffalo.
Lagoon
* There has been one sighting of the pack of Wild Dogs hunting but no kills were seen or found.
* Excellent sighting of the 2 Leopard cubs again who were found resting.
* Good activity at the Hyena den and it seems like 2 females are sharing the same burrow with 2 youngsters each.
* Nocturnal sightings include Porcupine, Serval and African Wild Cats.
* General game includes large numbers of Elephants, large numbers of Giraffe, Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Impala, Red Lechwe, Warthogs and Steenbuck.
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