Haven't been reading the Kwando sightings reports but heard this morning from Spencer the "show-stopping" cheetah cub that were seen at Lebala for the last almost a year, got killed. His not sure what happened, My last months at Lebala I had countless opportunities to watch and photograph mother and cub.Truly sad because she was destined to be on the "catwalk" for the photographers

devastating news.............

div

Hi Alwyn,

Yes - it was devastating when I learnt of this. I spent a lot of time with the female cheetah and cub in Sept/Oct and then all of a sudden end of October he disappeared.

and Yes again, agree with the "cat walk" comment.

Regards,
Hari

http://www.pbase.com/haris_7/lebala_october_2008


Here's some pics of the duo from Sept/Oct.

Rgds
Hari

Hari,

Your photos are absolutely stunning. Especially your beloved Cheetah...

Pangolin, Hari!

And, I'm so sorry about the cheetah cub - there aren't enough of them!

Hari,
I love all your pictures. It's so sad to loose any cheetah. Every single cheetah counts.

I'm looking forward to my first visit to Kwando camps this March: Kwara, Lagoon and Lebala.

Wonderful photos, Hari. Now I know what I missed when I arrived at Lebala towards the end of October and Spencer told me that the cub had disappeared.

Jan

Oh no, devastating news. I wonder what happened. So sad.
Wonderful pics Hari, but so sad to hear the outcome.

Thanks, all for your kind words - appreciate your comments RE the pics.

Hi Hari

Some nice images there. I see you have a Nikon D200 now, welcome to the Nikon club! ;-)
What lens combination's did you use?

Cheers
Marc

Thanks, Marc - I think I used the 80-400VR with the D300. With the D200 possibly, the 70-300VR....... I carried both of them for just in case!

Hi safarimama,

What dates might you be at Kwara in March?

Hari, I'll be at Kwara on 19 & 20 March. Will you be there? I would love to meet you.

Here's my full schedule:
Sunday 15-Mar Deception Valley Lodge
Monday 16-Mar Deception Valley Lodge
Tuesday 17-Mar Xakanaxa Camp
Wednesday 18-Mar Xakanaxa Camp
Thursday 19-Mar Kwara Camp
Friday 20-Mar Kwara Camp
Saturday 21-Mar Lebala Camp
Sunday 22-Mar Lebala Camp
Monday 23-Mar Lagoon Camp
Tuesday 24-Mar Lagoon Camp
Wednesday 25-Mar Susuwe Island Lodge
Thursday 26-Mar Susuwe Island Lodge
Friday 27-Mar Susuwe Island Lodge
Saturday 28-Mar Ntwala Island Lodge
Sunday 29-Mar Ntwala Island Lodge
Monday 30-Mar Ntwala Island Lodge
Tuesday 31-Mar Kakuli
Wednesday 1-Apr Kakuli
Thursday 2-Apr Kapani
Friday 3-Apr Kapani
Saturday 4-Apr Sausage Tree
Sunday 5-Apr Sausage Tree
Monday 6-Apr Tongabezi
Tuesday 7-Apr Tongabezi
Wednesday 8-Apr Tongabezi

Hi! Sounds like a nice itinerary including, Zambia. Will keep you posted of final dates shortly. I don't think I will be doing Lebala/Lagoon this time.

Regards,
Hari