18 July
AM
-2 Male Cheetahs were found at Big Dam. They hunted a duiker without success before going to rest at Broken dam wall.
-The Kurula female was found at the large Jackalberry tree where she had hoisted her Duiker Kill the previous evening. There was a large male Leopard in the area which stole the kill from her. 1 of her cubs was found a short distance away taking refuge in a large Leadwood tree.

PM
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found at Guarrie Pan moving south.
-1 Male Leopard was found feeding on the duiker carcass he had pirate from Kurula in the morning.
-2 Elephant bulls were found in the Mluwanini riverbed moving north.

19 July
AM
-1 young female Leopard (Daughter of Beacon Female) was found south of Bushbuck dam moving into the Manyeleti Game Reserve.
-2 Male Cheetahs were found east of Milkberry camp moving south along the firebreak.
-A breeding herd of Elephants was found east of 2nd Rock.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found moving south in the Mluwanini riverbed.
-2 Lionesses and 2 cubs (Tsalala Pride) were found moving north near 2nd rock. They eventually went to rest in some shade close to the granite outcrop.

PM
-The 4 Lions (Tsalala Pride) were found north of 2nd Rock moving east and north. They flushed a small group of Giraffe without any luck before moving in the direction of Cruse Camp.

20 July
AM
-5 Lionesses (Styx Pride) were found with blood stained faces at Cheetah Plain Pan. After drinking their fill, they moved eastwards and lay down in the bush north of Cheetah Plains.
-1 Elephant bull was found on Cheetah Cutline.

PM
-5 Lionesses (Styx Pride) were found stalking Zebra on the Kruger Park boundary Rd. They chased the Zebra into the Kruger and were heard making the kill. Unfortunately they were too far inside the Kruger to view.
-1 Rhino bull was found at 3 pans.
-A large herd of Buffalo were found at Jacobin Open area.
-1 Elephant bull was found at Torchwood Camp.
1 Female Leopard (Kurula) and her 2 cubs were found moving North along Twin Dams Rd.
-A breeding herd of Elephants were found at Sidney's Dam.

21 July
AM
-2 Rhino bulls were found on Impala Plains.
-1 female Leopard (Kurula) and her 2 cubs were found near Vuyatela feeding on a Nyala.
-9 Elephant bulls were found at Philemon's Dip.
-A group of Buffalo bulls was found at Bush Lodge.

PM
-1 male Leopard, (Ncila) was found drinking water at Cheetah Plain Pan.
-A breeding herd of buffalo were found at Jacobin open area moving west.
-1 Elephant bull was found at Hyena Dam pushing a large tree right into the middle of the dam.

22 July
AM
-5 Lionesses, (Styx Pride) were found following the breeding herd of Buffalo to the north of Nkorho camp, but did not launch a proper attack.
-2 Rhino bulls were found at Green Pan.

PM
-8 Rhino were found drinking at Cheetah Plain Pan.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found grazing slowly toward Green Pan.
-The 5 Lionesses from the Styx Pride were found resting in the same where they were found in the morning. They eventually moved off in the direction of the Herd of Buffalo, but were not seen hunting.

23 July
AM
-1 Elephant bull was found feeding at Kudu Corner.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found drinking at three pans.
-The Styx pride was found drinking at Cheetah Plain Pan.

PM
-2 Male Cheetahs were found at Cheetah Plains moving eastwards towards Kruger Park.
-The breeding herd of Buffalo had moved to Djuma dam for their afternoon drink.
-The Styx pride females were found resting close to Cheetah plains.

24 July
AM
-2 Cheetah males were found on the Djuma old entrance rd. They walked west and crossed the boundary of the reserve.
-4 Elephant Bulls were found grazing south along Zoë's Rd.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found near Cell phone Hill.

PM
-1 Male Leopard, (Son of Beacon) was found close to Galago Camp resting on a termite mound.
-A breeding herd of Buffalo were found at Rhino Pan.

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