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A
Fatal Necking
December
1999
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On
Monday two male giraffe were seen fighting on the clearing in
front of Galago Camp by the resident ranger, Ephram. Graham
Cooke went to investigate. |
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Leopard
Kill!
December
1999
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A
remarkable photo-essay of a leopard killing a warthog. The Magnis
party had an amazing glimpse of an African Savanna drama, which
unfolded a mere 10 meters from their open safari vehicle. |
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A
toga party at Bush Lodge!
October
1999
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We
aim to please at Djuma and so it was the Landau party. Basil
Landau celebrated his seventieth birthday at Djuma Game Reserve.
They reserved the whole of Bush Lodge and had themselves a whale
of a time, or is it "an elephant of a time"? |
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The
Nwa-Tumberi Crèche
September
1999
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Djuma
Game Reserve, in partnership with the community of Utha, have
created Nwa_Tumberi Creche. The value of this pre-school experience
can be measured in many different ways, but perhaps the most
poignant is the sense of joy and wonder on their faces when
they first play with the donated toys. |
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The
McNeills will be visiting again this year.
June
1999
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Djuma
Game Reserve prides itself on its high proportion of returning
guests such as Richard and Rosemary McNeill, who sent us some
great photographs from their previous visit. |
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The
Tapnack family enjoyed their stay at Galago
May
1999
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The
Tapnack family visited Djuma Game Reserve the last weekend of
May. They stayed in Galago Camp, an intimate lodge accommodating
10 people maximum. Frank and Cheryl sent me a lovely e-mail
which I reproduce here with kind permission |
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A
lucky lioness!
April
1999
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We
found a lioness with a snare around her neck, she had moved
southwards from a reserve to the north of us. She was very lucky
in that whilst the snare was tight, it had not cut her yet and
we were able to remove the snare. |
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Vuyatela,
a traditional ground-breaking ceremony.
April
1999
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Vuyatela
is Djuma Game Reserve’s newest camp. Vuyatela means "come
and visit again", a term that typifies African hospitality.
A Sangoma (traditional spiritualist) came to bless the site
in a ground breaking ceremony |
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When
the light went out
March
1999
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We
are often asked about our experiences in the bush. We are especially
asked about encounters with dangerous animals. This aspect of
our lives fascinates people and I have decided to write some
of these stories. |
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The
Africam story
March
1999
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Earlier
this year Graham and Paul, who had recently created the company
Africam, approached us. Their idea was brilliant! We listened
and having had some experience with the Internet decided that
this could work! |
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Tracking
an elephant
February
1999
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Having
seen a great male elephant this morning with a pair of large
tusks, our ranger, Lee suggested we return around midmorning
to track it on foot. |
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