Madikwe Safari Lodge is situated in the heart of the richly diverse and malaria-free 76 000-hectare (187 800-acre) Madikwe Game Reserve – one of South Africa’s biggest wildlife sanctuaries. Famed for Operation Phoenix, the world’s largest game translocation exercise with the introduction of more than 8 000 animals, Madikwe’s diverse geology and broad mix of habitats allows a wide range of African wildlife to flourish – including the Big Five, cheetah and a thriving population of wild dog.
SO FAR
A fire has swept through the mountains where a pack of 12 wild dogs have there den. Only a few of our rangers have been lucky enough to see it active with 10 pups at about 5 weeks old running around. This was only possible by foot and from a very long way away.
Seeing the dogs now, some distance away, had us wondering if the pups had survived. The good news is that we suspect that they have moved their den about 3km west along the same mountain. Lets hope we see the pups soon when they start running with the pack.
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