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We had set off on a morning research drive that produced the common sites of Zebra, Impala,
Steenbok and Kudu, when staff member Matt decided to make a quick stop to climb one of the
reserve’s smaller Koppies (hills). Whilst climbing we heard the unmistakeable sounds of the
spotted hyenas whooping nearby to the east of us. We could also hear Zebra calling to one
another and could see them running close by; perhaps they had also picked up on the Hyenas’
presence? We got back in the car and continued on our way, which luckily was in the direction
that the calls had come from. We drove slowly with eyes alert but it was our noses that lead
us to the discovery!

There is a very distinct smell in nature and that is the smell of something that has died. We
stopped the car when we came across it and Matt got out to investigate. Just off the road he
discovered the dead impala which had been partially eaten and hyena tracks surrounded the
site. We waited a short time to see if they returned but perhaps our arrival made them wary,
they were nowhere to be seen or heard.

We returned later in the day just before dusk to see if they had returned but the carcass was
untouched. We sat there for a short time accompanied by a CD that is designed to attract
predators, hoping that if they were still nearby we may be able to get a sighting. The CD plays
the sounds of common prey species in distress and although is not terribly pleasant to sit
listening to for 14 minutes, it did seem to do the trick. As we were contemplating moving off
we heard the hyena once again and they sounded very close. Unfortunately a storm was on
the horizon and was moving in fast so we had to make the decision to abandon our hyena
stake out!

Although we did not get a sighting, it’s fantastic to get that audio and hear their fantastic yet
chilling call. If there is a healthy hyena population living here is safety at Legodimo then we
can all be very proud that we are helping to conserve a natural environment for them to
flourish.