Declan Porter
Declan Porter
Winter 2023
Power in numbers
After hearing on the radio from a neighbouring property that the tracks of six male lions crossed onto the area &Beyond Kirkman’s Kamp & Tengile River Lodge traverse, we started to head in the direction of where the tracks had crossed over. We found the tracks and started to follow them and it was evident that the males were moving at some pace. It took us a while but we managed to catch up with the male lions as they patrolled through the bush, scent-marking as they went. A clearing in the grassland allowed us to loop in front of the male lions and enjoy the scene of five of the six males walking down the road towards us before we started to follow them again as they made their way towards the Sand River. They eventually settled down on the bank of the Sand River where they rested for the remainder of the morning.