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Savute Under Canvas

Savute Under Canvas is situated in the Savute region of the Chobe National Park which encompasses 11 700 km2 of wilderness, bordered in the north by the beautiful Chobe River, and buffered on all sides by wildlife management areas and forest reserves allowing for the free movement of game. A wildlife enthusiast’s dream, Chobe National Park is one of the top wilderness reserves in the world and is home to the largest single concentration of elephant.

Wild Dog (African Painted Dog)

The previous night we had seen two wild dogs chase a leopard up a dead tree but the wild dogs were not successful and the leopard managed to get away - quite an exciting moment but it was too dark to take photographs. This morning we got to see 3 of the wild dogs and the one was badly hurt on the upper front leg area. The guides told us that they had killed a wharthog the night before and the wharthog tusk must have penetrated when bringing the animal down. We hope the dog is going to recover as it seemed in pretty bad shape, the way it was limping.

Posted: Savute Under Canvas by Desray Rennison, Date: 4 April 2008