That’s Felicity that you can see in the middle of the image, but just to the left of her are 1…2…3 sets of eyes! A Happy Family. It’s been a while since I’ve posted an update on the ongoing leopard saga, but there have been some amazing developments. My last post was about Felicity and, Read More
We’ve just received word from Jeannine McManus of the Landmark Foundation confirming that Felicity has two cubs! It’s estimated that the two cubs are between three and four months old, putting their approximate date of birth somewhere Christmas last year. In October last year we found out that Felicity had a new man in, Read More
It looks like there’s some really good news about leopards for a change! This leopard cub was spotted in the Baviaanskloof! This project is something that I’ve wanted to do for very many years ever since I first met Dr. Bool Smuts of the Landmark Foundation when he introduced me to a farmer called Roy Heindrich on, Read More
Portulacaria afra, also known as elephant brush but probably best known to South Africans as Spek Boom is a truly amazing plant. I’m sure many of you have it growing in your garden at home, and if you do, you will know that it is also edible. Elephants love this stuff, but when I was in, Read More
A while ago Sunel, my Director of Photography, raced up to the Kalahari to follow the story of a research leopard that was trapped there. When she arrived she was met with a very sad situation – the leopard had been killed the night before, but now I have some very good news to, Read More
I’m doing my very best to document and raise awareness about the very serious situation that threatens the survival of the last remaining populations of leopard in the Cape Fold Mountain Belt, but it’s reached the point where I need to call on the public for help and support. This story is so vast, Read More
A good while ago we sent young Shaun up with Jeremy Bolton from BushCam Safaris to set up a bunch of new (better) camera traps in the hope of catching footage of these elusive leopards in the Baviaanskloof valley. They have been sitting there for over a month and we retrieved the footage last week when we, Read More
Last week we went up to the Baviaanskloof to continue building the story about leopards, but this time I was less focused on these wild cats and the predator conflict with the domesticated animals we eat, and wanted to hear more about the farmers’ side of the story – after all, there are always, Read More
Here’s an update for you about Half-tail, the leopard that was shot and killed by a farmer in the Koo Valley. He was a vitally important research leopard that was reported missing a couple of weeks ago and we had suspected that he had been killed. A couple of days later we received confirmation, Read More
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