Various Christmas Coastal Lion updates from Skeleton Coast Namibia

Monday 30 December 2024

Collecting biological samples from a large seal carcass, killed and consumed by lions the previous evening.

 

Lionesss scans the surrounding area from the height of a hammock, searching for prey.

 




Torra lioness “Xpl-108” patiently hunting gemsbok at the northern spring of the union Delta.

“The Stare-down”



The Orphan lionesses, and the youngster Xpl-151 “Gamma” in particular, are coming efficient in spotting and hunting Cape fur seals.

Torra lioness Xpl-108 walks along beaches, including Jone’s Bay, searching for prey, along the Union Delta..

Torra lioness struggles to leave the remains of her seal carcass due to the presence of a single jackal.

Lioness lies on main road, between Torra and Terrace Bay, at sunrise shortly before Christmas.
Lioness lies on main road, between Torra and Terrace Bay, at sunrise shortly before Christmas.

Lioness walks along main road ,as if she owns it, in the Skeleton Coast National Park.
Lioness walks along main road ,as if she owns it, in the Skeleton Coast National Park.

Flamingo is at the Hoanib Lagoon
Flamingo is at the Hoanib Lagoon

Desert Lion Conservation monitoring lions at the Union Delta during the 2024/2025 Torra Bay Holiday Season. (2nd video courtesy of Griet Van Malderen)
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Layout of security cameras that aid driving in total darkness and monitoring lions at night.
​Layout of security cameras that aid driving in total darkness and monitoring lions at night.

Lioness scans the reed-beds and searches for prey animals.
Lioness scans the reed-beds and searches for prey animals.

With the movement of game into the hyper-arid western regions of the Northern Namib, cheetah and their spoor were observed in several of the lower ephemeral river systems, including the Hoaruseb, Hoanib rivers and the and the Uniab Delta.​ With the movement of game into the hyper-arid western regions of the Northern Namib, cheetah and their spoor were observed in several of the lower ephemeral river systems, including the Hoaruseb, Hoanib rivers and the and the Uniab Delta.

With the movement of game into the hyper-arid western regions of the Northern Namib, cheetah and their spoor were observed in several of the lower ephemeral river systems, including the Hoaruseb, Hoanib rivers and the and the Uniab Delta.With the movement of game into the hyper-arid western regions of the Northern Namib, cheetah and their spoor were observed in several of the lower ephemeral river systems, including the Hoaruseb, Hoanib rivers and the and the Uniab Delta.