Chobe Game Lodge Newsletter, June 2006

The Kabulabula area was absolutely teeming with wildlife this past month and the situation can be expected to remain the same for the rest of the dry season. Being a lower lying area on the floodplains of the Chobe River, the soil has a high clay content that keeps moisture for longer and also is rich in nutrients.

These two factors combined explains why there is more grass growing in this area and subsequently why grazing animals like Buffalo tend to concentrate here. Sightings of Buffalo at Kabulabula can almost be guaranteed, and since Lions tend to follow Buffalo herds as they prey on the calves, the sick and the old animals, they are also mostly seen in this area in winter time.

In Conclusion

Chobe Game Lodge had two additions to its guides compliments over the last month. They are Mmabotswana Modiegi from Selebi Phikwe and Mmalebogo Kgoleng from Maun. Mmabotswana is on attachment from the Botswana Wildlife Training Institute and is doing her in-service training to gain experience for her professional guides' qualification.

Mmalebogo is a graduate from the same institute and worked as a guide in the Okavango Delta before joining the Chobe Game Lodge team. Both these ladies have impressed with their guiding skills, their friendly personalities and their aptitude for learning the ropes in their new work environment very quickly.

The Game Lodge Guides team also has a newly appointed leader. Moses Zhibi had been appointed as the new Head Guide as of the beginning of June. Moses have been a guide at Chobe Game Lodge for the last 5 years and his calm disposition, experience and mature sense of leadership made him the natural choice to fill this position of responsibility.

We are looking forward to an exciting month in July with a very busy month ahead of us. More bookings equate to more time spent outside experiencing wonders of the unique Chobe ecosystem. We hope to bring you a very interesting July newsletter packed with news of exiting happenings in our environment. Until then we wish you all the best of luck.