Modisa Wildlife Project

Around Christmas, bat-eared foxes welcome their pups into the world, raising them during the summer months when food is most abundant. With the first rains, insects, reptiles, and other small creatures emerge, providing a short window of plenty before the dry season returns.

While Botswana has seen exceptional rainfall this year—causing floods in some regions—our area has not been as lucky. We haven’t had a single proper day of rain yet, and the land is still waiting. Hopefully, it will be our turn soon.

The image was taken a few years back, around the same time of year, when the Kalahari looked very different.

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