PostNet Suite 035, Private Bag X7005, Hillcrest, 3650, South Africa
Telephone:
+ 27 31 761 3440
Facsimile: + 27 31 765 2880
Reservations: reservations@mashatu.com
Accounts: accounts@mashatu.com
Marketing: marketing@mashatu.com
PostNet Suite 035, Private Bag X7005, Hillcrest, 3650, South Africa
Telephone:
+ 27 31 761 3440
Facsimile: + 27 31 765 2880
Reservations: reservations@mashatu.com
Accounts: accounts@mashatu.com
Marketing: marketing@mashatu.com
Some days things just turn out differently to what was planned. This was definitely the case recently when myself and some guests were travelling to the Photo Mashatu underground hide. En-route to the hide we had a brief sighting of a cheetah running after something. We quickly got closer and saw that the cheetah was…
Many visitors to Mashatu Game Reserve will be familiar with the three cheetah brothers that have formed a coalition. These three boys are known locally as the Ma’wire coalition. The name comes from the most dominant of the three who was caught in a wire snare years ago and is easily recognizable by the scar…
The first week of November has already passed and apart from one light shower, the rains still haven’t arrived at Mashatu. It’s a tough time for general game but for predators it’s a time of plenty. Finding and hunting down prey is at it’s best as they take advantage of being able to scan the…
Making our way out into the bush we heard a loud deep bark from a distance over the sound of our humming engine. We turned off the ignition and sat for a minute hoping to locate the direction of where the sound came from, but we did not hear it again. So along we went…
After some well-deserved rain Mashatu is already covered in a shimmer of green new growth. The Mopane trees are a vivid green, a beautiful contrast against the dark brown soil. With the rain also comes cooler weather and predators are active for longer periods during the day. On a recent Predator Drive the family of…
Cheetahs have made an appearance once again! The family of six has been sighted on a few different occasions. Yesterday evening, while on a predator drive, guests were privileged to see them take down an impala ram. The hunt was watched from the start with the cheetah spotting the impala, stalking it, chasing it and…
Overview The Northern Tuli Cheetah Project was initiated at the begininning of this year (2012). The purpose of the research is to gather information on the population status of the cheetahs of the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, and to identify threats, particularly anthropogenic conflict outside of the reserve, to ascertain whether or not cheetahs contribute…
The first cheetah in The Northern Tuli Game Reserve has been collared! The cheetah is a mother with five sub-adult cubs that are about one year old. The family was spotted resting in the shade of a shepherd tree in an open plain; we couldn’t have asked for a better situation. When the mother was…
Although cheetah sightings have not been as prolific as we have had in the past, we have had our first cheetah photographs on camera trap! Cheetahs are particularly difficult to capture on camera traps as, unlike other large cats, they do not tend to use animal paths. The two cheetahs photographed, a mother and her…
Cheetah sightings have been spectacular once again! The mother with her five sub-adult cubs has been seen almost on a daily basis. The cubs are now almost the size of their mother, with only a hint of their mantle remaining. However, they are still full of fun and games, and it is not rare to…
