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World Wildlife Day 2018

Published: 07 March 2018
On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March, the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES),…

Cape Champion wine farms promote Cape Leopard conservation

Published: 20 February 2018
Several WWF Conservation Champions farms promote and support the conservation of the threatened Cape mountain leopard, setting an example of environmental protection in the wine industry. Vineyards have become integrated into the natural landscape of the…

Franschhoek Wine Tram supports charities

Published: 01 December 2017
The Franschhoek Wine Tram’s ticket stub charity initiative has resulted in them donating R20 000 each to five local charities for a total of R100 000. The handover took place on 17 November. Franschhoek Wine Tram…

An action packed FNB Wines2Whales 2017 turns 9

Published: 06 November 2017
The Cape’s premier three-day mountain bike stage race, the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Events, turns 9 in 2017! With stunning views, mind-blowing routes, good food, amazing company and spectacular sponsor prizes on the check…

A (relatively) rare sighting

Published: 02 October 2017
Spotting a leopard in the wild is a rare and special experience. A sighting apparently almost as rare is to find the entire Cape Leopard Trust (CLT) team in one place! On Thursday, 14 September, this…

Let’s help the Cape Leopard

Published: 21 September 2017
DISCLAIMER: This is not a real food recipe I have created, or a review about a new restaurant I discovered but rather a post about something I believe we all need to be made aware of: the…

Leopards of the Cederberg through the eyes of a Cape Leopard Trust Environmental Educator

Published: 13 September 2017
The Cape Leopard Trust (CLT) is an NGO and NPO based in Cape Town. It is an active predator conservation organisation which focuses on the importance of leopard research and environmental education in order to raise…

Rooikatte jag wyd in die Kaap

Published: 22 August 2017
Rooikatte jag nou wyd in die Kaap. Van die pikkewyne by Boulders in Simonstad tot die voëllewe in Kirstenbosch en Rietvlei, asook die muise van Koeberg en Tygerberg voel nou hul impak, skryf Eben Human. Dit…

Urban caracals sometimes feast on raptors

Published: 22 June 2017
In the shadow of Cape Town's famously flat-topped mountain lurks a russet-coloured hunter. If you're lucky, you might glimpse the outline of a stealthy cat darting across one of the congested highways that carve the city's white…

Leopard run over on Bains Kloof

Published: 28 February 2017
A leopard had to be put down last week after being hit by a car on Bains Kloof Pass near Wellington. Cape Nature spokesperson Justin Lawrence said at 21:00 on Thursday 16 February CapeNature responded to…

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