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Cheetahs release

On the 9th December,Namib rand private nature reserve was the place to be as the reserve,once again release 5 male cheetahs on the reserve and 2 females in the enclose hectare soon to be release.Cheetahs were release earlier this year in Namib rand and recaptured for different reasons.

Posted: Sossusvlei by ronney tsowaseb, Date: 18 December 2008

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Brown hyena

On the morning drive Nestor spotted a Brown hyena near the hyena water hole,for the past four years we strugle to get hyena sightings as there were no hyenas in the reserve

Posted: Sossusvlei by ronney tsowaseb, Date: 20 September 2008

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Leopard at the Dunes

Over the last several days we have had an experience that has been interesting and witnessed by a number of us. I was driving on the road going south from the lodge, about 8 km from the lodge when I found a drag mark crossing the road. It was a leopard that had dragged a Springbok kill to the dunes. Several people had a look at the carcass (pictured...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Nestor Nghuunduka, Date: 10 June 2008

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Booted Eagle Close-up

Birds are now prolific after the good rains in the desert this year. Bird have become prolific and raptors such as Black Hariers, Red-necked Falcons and Booted Eagles have come in to hunt them. While taking guests to the bushman's cave near the lodge, we had a close-up encounter with a Booted Eagle. While showing the guests the rock art Lark-like Buntings...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 9 June 2008

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Cheetahs released on NamibRand Nature Reserve

Two days ago three cheetah were released onto NamibRand Nature Reserve, the reserve on which Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge is situated. With somewhere in the region of 15,000 springbok, the timing couldn't be better. With a good leopard population, some Spotted Hyenas (track have been seen recently,) and Cheetahs, the reserve now boasts a fair number of...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 3 June 2008

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Karoo Thrush at Sossusvlei

Today on my tour to Sossusvlei I saw another new bird for our region. It was a Karoo Thrush. We had never even seen it anywhere in the region, though the distribution map does indicate that it should occur close by.

Posted: Sossusvlei by Nestor Nghuunduka, Date: 31 May 2008

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Sossusvlei Floods

This post is a follow on from my earlier post claiming that Sossusvlei had flooded. indeed the area did flood, and around the first of April the river actually flowed several days into the area. But the river never filled up the pan of Sossusvlei. This was a surprise to all of us who know the area for some time. The reason may actually be because of to...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 20 May 2008

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Leopard kills ostrich on an open plain

We found an adult ostrich that had been killed by a leopard on a drive near bushman's koppjies. This was a remarkable place for a leopard to be able to kill an ostrich. Perhaps the leopards are forced now to hunt out in the open, as with the exceptional grass cover at the moment, the animals have moved away from the hills. In this case, thick grass...

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 15 May 2008

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Giraffe release

Last week we were informed by NamibRand Nature Reserve that there would be three new giraffe brought into the reserve. They have now been brought in and they have meet up with the original five. We will be aloud to drive there again from tomorrow.

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 4 May 2008

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Black Harrier

As the desert greens up we are seeing more and more birds. On a trip to Bushman's Koppie we saw a Black Harrier. There have been past sightings, but it remains a rare bird in this area.

Posted: Sossusvlei by Vernon Swanepoel, Date: 5 April 2008

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