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Reserve News Category for public news about the reserve. Subscribe to this category Subscribe to feed 21 posts in this category 24 Jan It never rains but it pours! Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News   This week has brought the long-awaited rain to Limpopo-Lipadi with over 200mm falling in just 3 days! The reserve team have been battling the elements and the havoc they can wreak and our guests have been joining in too. The many stream beds that cross the reserve, winding through the arid bush towards the main channels of the Limpopo, come alive when it rains. Within moments they can turn from sandy depressions into raging torrents that carry along any debris in their path. When this organic mass reaches a fenceline it just ploughs straight through tearing down wires and posts. So the staff have been frantically rushing from breach to breach repairing the damage and clearing the destruction. One of the wild dogs also took the opportunity to add to the challenge by escaping through a aardvark hole under the fence. The rest of the pack, perhaps older and wiser, just laid up nearby and awaited the loner's return. This was duly achieved with much cajoling from shareholders, guests and staff collectively herding it back the way it came. And through all of this the reserve has played host to Josie Borain for a few nights as she makes her road-trip through southern Africa! You can read more about these events and her stay in the latest item in her popular blog on the Safari Interactive website. We hope you had a wonderful time with us Josie and that you are swift to return. Best wishes for the next leg of your journey. For now we're all hoping that the downpours have replenished the land for another year. Tags: rain, wild dogs Hits: 4116 16 Nov Photo Competition and Calendar Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News This year's shareholder photographic competition has been won by Tim Doyle with his wonderful image of elephant interactions at Mogorosi. Tim recalls the experience: "While on a late afternoon game drive with a Limpopo-Lipadi ranger we encountered a herd of elephants at Mogorosi waterhole. It was only when we returned back home to Toronto, Canada that we realised the photo portrayed the herd interactions, including the females and young at the water, as well as the jostling males in the background. It is our favourite photograph by far of all our trips, and has been enlarged, to be displayed in a prominent position in our apartment. My wife Heather, and I, are recent shareholders having joined the LL family early in 2012. The southern Africa bushveld is 'in my blood', having moved to Canada only in 2006 from Southern Africa. It is a delight to get back frequently and share with Heather, a Canadian, some of the amazing wild areas and wildlife. Being shareholders in LL adds a whole new dimension to that, in terms of experience and involvement !" A great shot of a wildebeeste bull in the darkness by Paul Klomp claimed the runner up spot: A number of other commended images have been compiled into the 2013 reserve calendar which is now available to download on the website! Tags: calendar Hits: 4133 30 Jul New courses announced Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Limpopo-Lipadi has partnered with renowned training provider EcoTraining Botswana to deliver an exciting and varied learning opportunity on the reserve. Open to everyone, these courses will be running in November and December 2012 initially. Three courses are available: Driving and Dangerous Game aims to equip learners with the skills to drive 4x4 vehicles in the bush, off road and with sensitivity towards the environment. It will cover fault finding and how to avoid getting stuck as well as how to get out if you do! An understanding of the range of potentially dangerous game, their habits and behaviours and how to interpret various warning signs will also be gained. Nature Interpretation will cover basic Tuli ecology, keystone species and the current hot conservation issues. Identification of trees and plants will be complemented by bird identification and how to read the signs of the wild. Small and Big Things aims to provide you with an experience of the Tuli after the rains when insects, amphibians and reptiles become more plentiful. Dealing with snake bites will also be covered and with sessions about walking in the bush and nightime frog hunting this course is sure to excite! A Wildlife Photography course is also in the planning stages and will be considered in 2013 if sufficient interest is generated. If you would like to find out more about these amazing courses, delivered by a highly experienced team, on an exciting wilderness reserve, you can download the programmes and booking sheets here. Tags: courses Hits: 13103 06 Jun April-May newsletters Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News   The brand new Limpopo-Lipadi public newsletter is now available to download online. Featuring updates on the wild dogs, MOTSE and Matabele ants as well as exciting sightings and a new bird species recorded on the reserve. Get your copy now and if you've not seen it yet, why not check out the previous issue too?! The new shareholder newsletter has been distributed by email but can also be downloaded once logged in. Tags: newsletter Hits: 7032 30 Apr New e-brochure published Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News   This month Limpopo-Lipadi has published a new electronic brochure online. The thirty or so pages contain a wealth of information about the reserve and shareholding and are designed to showcase some of the fantastic wildlife opportunities, memorable bush experiences and stunning accommodation options we have available. The brochure itself can be downloaded from our website now. Please note that the brochure is provided solely as a source of supplementary information about Limpopo-Lipadi and does not, in itself, constitute an invitation to invest. To find out more about becoming a shareholder in this inspiring project in Botswana simply email enquiries@limpopo-lipadi.org Tags: brochure Hits: 3315 30 Mar Home of the Leopard Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News     This month sees a special feature on Limpopo-Lipadi's leopards published in International Lifestyle Magazine. ILM focuses on positive lifestyle choices from around the globe and features inspirational people alongside great design and photography. Our feature spans four whole pages and looks amazing, whether viewed in their online publication, in the print issue, or just a standalone PDF (download from our website now)! Share the link with friends around the world! Tags: leopard Hits: 5541 25 Mar March Newsletter Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Here for March is our brand new public newsletter containing recent highlights and updates from the reserve. You can download a copy from the website now. Keep your eye out for the next bi-monthly issue in late May - why not subscribe to the blog or follow us on Facebook to keep updated. Happy reading! Tags: newsletter Hits: 8377 14 Mar Books on Africa Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Inspired by dinner-table conversations at Limpopo-Lipadi this blog is a collated reading list of some of our shareholders' recommendations for books about, or featuring, Africa and especially Botswana. The list, which is in no particular order, features travelogues, investigative reporting, memoirs, adventure novels and short stories. Perhaps your favourite is missing? Why not add to the list?   "Twenty chickens for a saddle: the story of an African childhood" - Robyn Scott (based on a farm just a few kilometres west of the reserve!) "The lost world of the Kalahari" - Laurens van der Post The number 1 ladies detective agency series - Alexander McCall-Smith "Botswana time" - Will Randall "Cry of the Kalahari" - Mark and Delia Owens "Tropic of Capricorn: a remarkable journey to the forgotten corners of the world" - Simon Reeve "Don't look behind you!: true tales of a safari guide" - Peter Allison "The eye of the elephant: an epic adventure in the African wilderness" - Delia and Mark Owens "A game ranger remembers" - Bruce Bryden "Baking cakes in Kigali" - Claire Perkings "Don't run whatever you do: my adventures as a safari guide" - Peter Allison "Wild honey: more stories from an African wildlife sanctuary" - Bookey Peek "Chasing the devil: on foot through Africa's killing fields" - Tim Butcher "Dark star safari: overland from Cairo to Cape Town" - Paul Theroux "The weekenders: travels in the heart of Africa" - various authors "Secrets of the savannah" - Mark and Delia Owens "The elephant's secret sense: the hidden life of the wild herds of Africa" - Caitlin O'Connell "The poisonwood bible" - Barbara Kingsolver "The Africa house" - Christina Lamb "I dreamed of Africa" - Kuki Gallman "West With The Night" - Beryl Markham "A Voyager out: The Life Of Mary Kingsley" - Katherine Frank "The Tree Where Man Was Born", "African Silences", "Sand Rivers" - Peter Matthiesson "King Leopolds Ghost" - Adam Hothschild "Babylon's ark" - Lawrence Anthony with Graham Spence "Sahara" - Michael Palin "We wish to inform you that tomorrow we will be killed with our families" - Philip Gourevitch "Blood river: a journey to Africa's broken heart" - Tim Butcher   Plus many of the adventurous novels by Wilbur Smith and any books on the Courtneys and the Ballantynes. Tags: book Hits: 2264 27 Jan New Limpopo-Lipadi advert premieres Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News This month sees the first publishing of the new Limpopo-Lipadi print advert in Africa Geographic. The full page design, shown above, is complemented by online advertising through their websites and blogs. Accompanying the wild dogs feature article we publicised last week this advert is already delivering with several enquiries made in the past week, since the latest issue was published on the 20th January. You can download a PDF of the advert from our site and feel free to circulate it or pass it on to any interested friends and acquaintances. Tags: advert, Africa Geographic Hits: 3715 20 Jan Africa Geographic features Limpopo-Lipadi's wild dogs! Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Limpopo-Lipadi's ground-breaking wild dog reintroduction project is, this month, the subject of a special feature article in Africa Geographic. You can download a copy of the article on our site and read more about the fascinating history of our wild dog pack. Tags: Africa Geographic, video, wild dogs Hits: 12009 Continue reading → 06 Jan Limpopo-Lipadi 2012 calendar published Posted by Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi Limpopo-Lipadi has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Limpopo-Lipadi is thrilled to announce that the finalised version of the 2012 calendar is now available to download from the website. Featuring a dozen photographs, taken by management staff and shareholders on the reserve, each month is beautifully illustrated. Get your copy now and tell all your friends! Thanks to all of those that have generously provided their images for use and to Panayota for doing the painstaking production work that has brought them together so well. Tags: calendar Hits: 3047 01 Jan Elephants seen from space! Posted by Magnus Hird Magnus Hird Magnus Hird has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Avid Google Earth viewers will have noticed that large parts of the reserve are now covered by higher resolution satellite imagery than ever before. This has been useful for mapping the reserve but along the way has thrown up some interesting spots. A kmz file of some of these can now be downloaded from the website, that amongst other things shows elephants leaving a waterhole and one of the cruisers at Mogorosi - could it have been you in that vehicle? Isn't it incredible to think that individual animals can be identified from pictures taken far above the earth! What else can you spot hiding in the bush? Tags: elephant, Mogorosi Hits: 5998 14 Dec Wild dog collaring Posted by Bradley Schroder Bradley Schroder Bradley Schroder has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News   As previously announced in the blog early December saw attempts to locate and dart some of our adult wild dogs to allow us to fit two additional animals with radio collars and replace the old collar on Two Spots, our dominant female. Shareholders and guests were invited to participate in this exciting event on the reserve. Tags: activities, wild dogs Hits: 10465 Continue reading → 23 Nov Leopards at Mbusi Posted by Magnus Hird Magnus Hird Magnus Hird has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Shareholders will be excited to hear that the waterhole regeneration programme continues apace and this month has seen work at Mbusi. The new pool is located a little to the southwest of the old trough but remains within view of the hide (as well as being sited perfectly for potential future hide developments). Feedback from shareholders has been used to create a reasonable size pool with an irregular outline to better mimic a natural waterhole. The low profile and coloured concrete mixture means it blends in very well with the surrounding soil and I'm sure all will agree this represents a major improvement on what went before. Tags: leopard, Mbusi, trail-cam, water Hits: 5894 Continue reading → 23 Nov New website Posted by Magnus Hird Magnus Hird Magnus Hird has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Limpopo-Lipadi is proud to announce that the reserve website has had a complete makeover and is now available online. Guests can register with the new site to obtain access to more content including our trail camera photo galleries featuring candid images from around the reserve. Why not stop by and see us some time? A news blog has also been introduced to showcase all the new stories emerging from the reserve.   Tags: website Hits: 6041 22 Aug The sky is falling! Posted by Walter Tingle Walter Tingle Walter Tingle has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Last night, 19 August, just as Thea and I were falling asleep after a great day of game viewing, we were startled completely awake by the sound of a tremendous explosion! Like Chicken Little I ran outside to see if the sky was falling. I looked towards the staff village and the office, afraid I would see flames shooting skyward, but all was calm. I looked to the sky for a thundercloud, but all I saw was millions of stars. Remembering back to the early days of supersonic flight, I recalled the "explosion" sounded like a sonic boom. However, I could hear no jet airplane engine. On the theory that all's well that ends well, and no damage done, I stumbled back to bed. Next morning we asked everyone we met, and no one had any idea where the sound came from. Until - we asked our excellent house keeper, Portia - she knew! She reported seeing a meteorite or some other sort of "space junk" streaking across the sky just prior to the boom! Mystery solved - the sky WAS falling! This is the third instance of dramatic meteorite sightings at the reserve in the last year! Tags: meteor Hits: 4794 03 Jul Reconyx trail-cam Posted by Panayota Galanakis Panayota Galanakis Panayota Galanakis has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Mr. Gerald Briers, one of our shareholders from the UK, was kind enough to provide Limpopo-Lipadi with a wonderful trail camera device to allow us to capture still photographs of animals at various locations throughout the reserve. This enables us to update new photographs onto the website for your enjoyment. The Management of Limpopo-Lipadi would like to thank Mr. Briers for this wonderful opportunity. The Reconyx trail cam was installed at Mbusi waterhole for a test run, what an amazing item this is! Have a look in the new Trail Cam photo galleries see what you've been missing (as the Reconyx logo says). Tags: Mbusi, trail-cam Hits: 7928 27 Feb New Facebook page Posted by Magnus Hird Magnus Hird Magnus Hird has not set their biography yet User is currently offline in Reserve News Limpopo-Lipadi has a brand new Facebook page, why not drop by and catch up on the latest updates, pictures and videos. {source}

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