The Travel Butlers Blog
The African wild dog, or the Painted Dog as it is also called, is now unfortunately one of Africa’s endangered species. Changing habitats and disease have caused the population to drop rapidly, and it is estimated that there are now only between 3,000 and 5,000 left in the wild. Unlike their domestic doggy cousins, the […] Read More
Hot off the press, thanks to a newsletter just in from the wonderful Alex Walters. Always had a yearning to see wild dogs? Well, you should go to the Selinda Reserve in northern Botswana immediately. Guests and guides here have had the pleasure of not just one wild dog pack denning in the area – […] Read More
Guests at Jaci’s Safari Lodge and Jaci’s Tree Lodge in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve can enjoy some rare sightings of wild dog. The lodges have currently got 2 packs of wild dogs in their vacinity, and one pack has 6 puppies. The dogs have been seen out on night drives, hunting by moonlight. A […] Read More
Stay 4 nights in a Superior Sea-Facing Room at the luxurious 5* Twelve Apostles and Spa, and receive one complimentary night at the superb Madikwe Hills Private Game Lodge in the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve. The luxurious 5* Twelve Apostles Hotel lies poised above Atlantic rollers and flanked by the majestic Table Mountain and her […] Read More
We get a monthly update from one of our favourite lodges in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Savanna – and this month’s newsletter has some very interesting wildlife stories ! The first one involves an unusual incident in the middle of the month when a leopard was confronted by a large male baboon. The baboon […] Read More
Anyone who missed “Natural World: A Wild Dog’s Story” on BBC TV this weekend should have a look at the video on the BBC iPlayer site. The film follows the remarkable story of an African Wild Dog called Newky and follows his life from puppy to adulthood…it is a magnificent film, and really captures the […] Read More
