An exciting elephant encounter took place this month when the Touchstone bull was seen in the presence of the Enigma herd. It is great news that our shy Touchstone bull

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Guests at Lapalala can now enjoy the reserve’s natural beauty on a cruise up the Kgokong River at Kubu Dam. A leisurely, sundowner cruise is a unique way to explore

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LIONS HAVE ARRIVED Lapalala’s first four lions arrived safely on the morning of Tuesday, 18 December and are being kept in the predator bomas for the next few weeks. The

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CHEETAH COLLARING Lapalala is expecting to introduce between four and six cheetah in the next few months. The sourcing of cheetah is complicated due to the endangered status of the

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ELEPHANT ARRIVAL Our third elephant herd has arrived from Makalali Game Reserve and it was a touching moment to see the group of three females, a young bull and a

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THE MILKWEED LOCUST At this time of year you might run into an army of these large, bright-yellow and black hoppers in Lapalala. They are the nymphs of the green

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PROTECTING TREES WITH NEEM OIL  In a bid to protect trees from elephant damage, Lapalala has started spraying selected trees with organic neem oil, which is a natural deterrent to

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GOODBYE TO PHD STUDENT VANESSA WANDJA After having spent the past 12 months with us, our roan antelope researcher, Vanessa Wandja, has completed her fieldwork and has moved to Pretoria

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ARCHITECTURE WITH GABION WALLS Traditional stone gabions have a place in any rehabilitation plan and are particularly useful for rehabilitating degraded drainage channel and donga systems. Lapalala currently has a

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT! The yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) is a fascinating ground-foraging bird and a common resident in Lapalala. Pairs of this bird are monogamous and have a unique way

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