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"If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to

"If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together"

🐘 African proverb 🐘 #worldelephantday

#worldlionday The newest members of the Askari pr

#worldlionday
The newest members of the Askari pride 🦁

Big congrats to Nat for her winning 'June at Askar

Big congrats to Nat for her winning 'June at Askari' photo 😍. Going forward to the end of year final

A lucky and fantastic sighting this week of a brow

A lucky and fantastic sighting this week of a brown hyaena. Thanks for the great capture Baxta

📸 Askari photo competition 📸 We are looking

📸 Askari photo competition 📸
We are looking for your votes once again. This is for the winning photo from the month of June at Askari. Please comment with the number of the photo that gets your vote
#askariwcp #askariphotocompetition

A fantastic Kruger day for the team filled with el

A fantastic Kruger day for the team filled with elephants, buffaloes and baby hyaenas

Enjoy this beautiful video compilation from our la

Enjoy this beautiful video compilation from our last month at Askari. With an extra special Askari soundtrack.....composed by Gwen ❤❤

🦁 The new kids on the block 🦁 After a long w

🦁 The new kids on the block 🦁
After a long wait, the team finally got their 1st sighting of the new Askari pride additions today. An amazing sighting in beautiful light

Poor Tamu has had a run in with a porcupine and wa

Poor Tamu has had a run in with a porcupine and was sporting the evidence when we saw her this morning! Thanks for the great pics Emma @mawooel

🐆 RIP Rae 🐆 We are devastated to share the n

🐆 RIP Rae 🐆
We are devastated to share the news that we found our superstar girl Rae dead this morning.

She was killed in the early hours of this morning by a male lion with bite wounds to the spine and neck.

While it is 'the circle of life', we come to love and care for these beautiful animals and every now and then one comes along who holds an extra special place in your heart.

Rae was certainly one of those; on her incredible journey from captivity to find her way in the wild. I was blown away by her every day. Despite her new environment and the situation she found herself in, Rae kept fighting against all odds. She survived massive floods, the loss of her sister, changing territories, the loss of her cubs, male cheetah encounters, leopard stealing her food, hyaenas chasing her off and previous encounters with lion. In the end the might of 'Zamula' was one step too much.

She has taught us so much and we are gutted to say goodbye but we do so with beautiful memories. We have buried her in the Askari garden where she will remain forever close to our hearts 🥰.

Catching up on some photos. A full day of great si

Catching up on some photos. A full day of great sightings with great people, in search of elephants last week

It has been an amazing month with 'The Askari band

It has been an amazing month with 'The Askari band' - how lucky we are to add more beautiful souls to the Askari family 😍

An incredible sighting for the month's final drive

An incredible sighting for the month's final drive this morning 🦅. This is a Crowned eagle, Africa's most powerful eagle. I can count on one hand the number of these that have been seen on the reserve, a very rare sight indeed. Even more amazing is that it was feeding on an nyala baby. Monkeys and small antelope are common prey for this massive bird!

Thanks to @naturebynats for the epic photo and it can't go without mention that this was bird 150 of the trip for Nat, who has now joined the elite crew of Askari Level 3 bird nerds 🥳

📸 Askari photo competition 📸 We are looking

📸 Askari photo competition 📸
We are looking for your votes! Here are 10 amazing entries for the month of May and we need your help to decide the winner. Please comment below with the number of the photo that gets your vote. The winner will go up against all other monthly winners for the grand final in December. The overall winner will be made into a beautiful canvas to hang in the Askari house

Another amazing day in the Kruger National Park fo

Another amazing day in the Kruger National Park for the team last week. We were treated to sightings of elephants, spotted hyaenas, buffalo as well as some amazing birds and a real close-up Secretary bird 😍

It's been a brilliant 2 days in the Askari camp fo

It's been a brilliant 2 days in the Askari camp for owlets 🦉. There are 2 that occur in our region and we have seen them both!

The pearl-spotted owlet (right) has fake 'eyes' on the back of the head which help distinguish it from the barred owlet (left) as well as slightly different patterning on their front.

Both are diurnal and only 20cm tall! Check our story for video too.

#worldgiraffeday A record Pidwa sighting for the t

#worldgiraffeday
A record Pidwa sighting for the team this week with not 1 or 2 or 3...4...5...but 21 giraffe altogether! Now that's one hell of a journey 🦒🦒😍😍
Thanks to Gwen for this fantastic capture of a third of them 😅😂

It's been just over 2 weeks since female cheetah R

It's been just over 2 weeks since female cheetah Rae was relocated into the open area of the reserve. It has been nothing short of action packed with 4 confirmed kills, 2 days spent with a coalition of males and a walk-by of 13 lions. But, in true Rae style she has taken it all in her stride 💪🏻💪🏻🥰🥰. Thanks to Gwen for all these fantastic photos

Normally the sight of 13 lions strolling right pas

Normally the sight of 13 lions strolling right past the car would be really exciting. Except for when you've just left female cheetah 'Rae' feeding 400 metres up the road 🙄. It was an incredibly tense time as we followed the lions right to Rae's location. They shot into the bush immediately as they smelt the carcass. Luckily Rae was onto them, she moved herself out of harms way and avoided an encounter. Well done Rae

Kill number 3 for our female cheetah Rae today, du

Kill number 3 for our female cheetah Rae today, duiker lunch 🥳

It's been a fantastic few days for the big cats he

It's been a fantastic few days for the big cats here at Askari. We were lucky enough to spend time with this stunning young male leopard on Monday. How was your start to the week? 😜. Thanks for the incredible capture @naturebynats

Such an exciting start to our week when we set out

Such an exciting start to our week when we set out to check on female cheetah Rae and got a little more than we bargained for because....she'd met some boys! 🥰. One male, pictured here, was resting especially close by to Rae. His son was also there but Rae wasn't quite so keen on him! It was great to see them all relaxed together as males can sometimes be aggressive and even injure females. We will keep you updated with their interactions in the coming days. Yet another step in the right direction on Rae's epic journey. Thanks to Gwen for the fantastic pic.

Another awesome check-in on Rae today when we foun

Another awesome check-in on Rae today when we found her with her 2nd kill - this time a steenbok. Well done Rae 🥳. Thanks @naturaloverphotography for the great photo too

This week we said a sad farewell to 'Rae of hope'

This week we said a sad farewell to 'Rae of hope' - it has been awesome! Thank you so much for all the good times, the hard work, the sightings we've shared and of course.....for setting Rae on her way 🐆🥳

'2022 Travellers' Choice Award' . We are celebrati

'2022 Travellers' Choice Award'
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We are celebrating 🥳. After having to close our doors for a whole year it is SO good to be back. Not only that but, thanks to you, our amazing volunteers, we have received a 2022 "Travellers' choice Tripadvisor AWARD".

This award recognises the best in tourism and hospitality, as voted for by those who matter most....our volunteers. Thank you so much to each and every one of you for being there for Askari.

Read the full press release in our bio or on our website at https://askariwcp.com/2022/06/07/askari-wins-2022-tripadvisor-travellers-choice-award/

The best possible start for the team yesterday to

The best possible start for the team yesterday to find female cheetah Rae with a kill, her first in the open system. She had killed an impala male and started feeding soon after we arrived

A fantastic sighting yesterday of Zamula and some

A fantastic sighting yesterday of Zamula and some of the Askari pride females. Plenty of teeth on show!

🐆 Rae release 🐆 It was a big day for the tea

🐆 Rae release 🐆
It was a big day for the team today but an even bigger day for our superstar female cheetah Rae. For those of you who follow us regularly, you will know that this was a day of mixed emotions. Excitement for her progress but aprehension for the weeks and months that lie ahead.
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This is the culmination of nearly 2 years work....from way back in mid 2020 when we took on 4 captive-bred cheetah to release them into the wild. There have been so many ups and downs along the way...blood, sweat, tears, joy and of course expenses too. At the end of it all, Rae is the sole survivor of the 4 introduced cheetah and today, she made the final step of her journey. She was darted and relocated from the buffalo camp into the greater open system where she will now meet all other cheetah (but also lions and everything inbetween too!).
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While there is a risk that she will not survive, this is what it's all been about. The chance for her to be wild and self-sufficient, to breed and contribute to the meta-population.
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The team will be monitoring her daily and although we are nervous, we must trust in Rae's abilities which she has already proven over and over again. Go get 'em girl 🐆

A spectacular day of Kruger magic for the team thi

A spectacular day of Kruger magic for the team this week with leopard, elephant, lion, Ground hornbill, Kori bustard, spotted hyaena and so much general game

Our 'Gabion Building' was amazing this morning! Ou

Our 'Gabion Building' was amazing this morning! Our 1st stop was the river to collect some more rocks for the cages. We arrived having just missed a lion kill.....which Assistant manager Andrew witnessed as a lioness launched herself into the middle of the river to wrestle a zebra! We raced to the scene and watched on as the lionesses (and later Zamula) fought to drag their breakfast prize out the river. Never let it be said that gabions aren't fun!

Braving the rain this weekend we were rewarded wit

Braving the rain this weekend we were rewarded with a family of western barn owls

We signed off our week with a beautiful sunset and

We signed off our week with a beautiful sunset and some more lions

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