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January continued where we left off in December with high humidity and ambient temperatures hovering around the 40 degree mark for most of the early part of the month.

The December Reserve Report is a time to reflect on the life at Ingwelala over the past twelve months, the highs, the lows, the special achievements, and the necessary acknowledgements within the community.

Chris Mayes reflects on life on the Reserve at the start of Spring 2020

A decision was taken to conduct an experiment with a trial fence on a section of the existing fence to try and limit or negate entirely the elephant impact in the camp area.

At the time of finalising this report, it is with great sadness we say good-bye to the remaining company dog, Bill, who passed suddenly from a ruptured spleen, induced by a malignant tumour.

Chris Mayes summarises the conservation efforts for July 2020 and raises interesting questions around elephant management...

Chris Mayes and John Llewellyn reflect on the mid-year marker, with observations regarding changes in animal behaviour, three months into the Lockdown.

The cooler mornings and evenings and the seasonal rutting of the impala rams are the early indicators that Autumn has well and truly arrived, the vegetation however, is yet to turn colour.

There must be very few of us who have not been fascinated for hours on end watching various Kingfishers going about their business catching prey.

The forecasted rain for the second week of February arrived in all its glory on the night of the 10^th February.

As we bid farewell to 2019 and welcome 2020, on behalf of all the staff I take this opportunity to wish all the Members and their families a prosperous 2020.

On Thursday 14th November 2019 (at the AGM ), John Llewellyn gave a interesting talk on the ongoing problem with elephants in camp - highlighting the various issues and looking for permanent solutions as well as input from members.    

For more than twenty years, Elephants Alive (originally Save the Elephants SA) has been studying the elephants of the Greater Kruger Area, more recently known as the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park.

It's that time of the year again, when the generosity of the Ingwelala Community is being called upon...

The following items provide interim feedback from the 10 August Board Meeting:

July 2019 produced another wonderful two-part Community Benefiting Programme initiated by SANParks Honorary Ranger (and Ingwelala Member) Emile Sprenger De Rover. 

The second part of the CSI was being able to host 10 Girls from the Louis Botha Children’s home on behalf of Ingwelala.

The collared bull elephant, named Matambu, previously reported on for suffering injuries from suspected fighting, has been seen regularly at the Ingwelala causeway, drinking during the mid-day period.

It was the first time any of us had seen a ghost.

It was with deep sadness that Max, one of the original two tracking dogs, was euthanised on 31 May.