MAY 2008

CHARLESTON PRIDE = 5

2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 10 MONTHS
2 SUB ADULT FEMALES 5 YEARS 2 MONTHS
1 SUB ADULT FEMALE 3 YEARS 5 MONTHS
AREAS SIGHTED : SOUTHEASTERN TOULON (20 Sightings)

In the beginning of the report period one member of the Charleston pride was found mating with one of the Golf Coarse males and in the same area as a buffalo kill the male lions had made, the pride was seen only once with four members together of only a day and the females seem to be taking turns with mating with the golf coarse males and one lioness did not move away from the male lions for most of the report period. One member of the pride was seen with an unknown male lion, but no mating was observed by any rangers. The pride seems to be moving around the Sand River east of KK crossing and moving all the was east into the Kruger National Park, towards to end of the report period four members of the pride where seen with the KNP male.

April 2008

CHARLESTON PRIDE = 5

2 ADULT FEMALES 11 YEARS 8 MONTHS
2 SUB ADULT FEMALES 3 YEARS 11 MONTHS
1 SUB ADULT FEMALE 3 YEARS 3 MONTHS
SOUTHEASTERN TOULON
(10 Sightings)

Due to the absence of the Selati pride, the Charleston pride has been able to grow and expand their territory in the southern parts of the reserve. They were the most seen pride south of the Charleston Flockfield boundary in this report period. The pride has often been split into a group of four lionesses and a single lioness, thought to be the one mating with the Golf Course males. The other four have been seen frequently with the new KNP males. Their movements still extend over the whole of Charleston and south down the Sand River towards Sandy Crossing and Sands End.

Charleston lionesses - Photograph taken byMalaMala ranger

January 2008

CHARLESTON PRIDE = 5

2 ADULT FEMALES                           * 11 YEARS 5 MONTHS
2 SUB ADULT FEMALES                 * 3 YEARS 8 MONTHS
1 SUB ADULT FEMALE                    * 3 YEARS

Location: SOUTHEASTERN TOULON
(2 Sightings)

There were only two sightings of this once dominant pride on MalaMala this report period. This pride appears to have moved either south or east into the KNP. The western area is dominated by the Selati pride so it is unlikely that they ventured in that direction. On one occasion the two lionesses were seen to hunt impala at night in the Jakkalsdraai open area. However the full moon gave away their position. The other occasion they were seen on southern Charleston moving east. Hopefully they will one day return, as has happened with the Windmill pride, but this remains to be seen.