General news and project updates
April's Lucky Winner all Bright Eyed & Bushy Tailed
Published: 03 May 2013
We are thrilled to announce that Henry van der Schyff is the winner of last month's mystery animal competition, and against all odds correctly identified a Hewit's Red Rock Rabbit in our April picture. This month's…
To Catch a Ghost
Published: 03 May 2013
Cape mountain leopards are extremely elusive and shy, not to mention occurring in very low densities. When telling people that part of our research entails the capture of leopards to fit them with satellite GPS collars,…
Cape Leopard Calendar Competition
Published: 22 April 2013
Monday 22nd April is Earth Day, an appropriate day to be announcing the winners of the CLT Cape Leopard Calendar Competition! Initiated and sponsored by Bridgestone SA, this inspiring competition was open to all schools in…
Insight from an Intern - A Camp to Remember
Published: 10 April 2013
Residents from the Camphill Village, West Coast arrived in the Cederberg on the 7th of March 2013. I honestly did not know what to expect. For those who don’t know, Camphill Village is home to a group of…
April 2013 Mystery Animal Competition
Published: 10 April 2013
For the wildlife wizards out there, see if you can spot and correctly identify the mystery animal in our picture. The winner of this month's competition will receive a moisture manager top courtesy of our sponsors…
March 2013 Photo Competition Winner
Published: 02 April 2013
Congratulation to Debbie Lewarne who is the lucky winner of a mixed case of Leopard's Leap wines and one of their special braai recipe books. Debbie correctly identified a 'large spotted genet' in our March photo.…
A new set of Avis wheels for the Boland Project!
Published: 02 April 2013
Back in September 2011, Avis South Africa pledged their support to the Cape Leopard Trust, by sponsoring the Boland Project the use of a Toyota Hilux Double Cab 4x4 for research in the Boland mountains. The…
Unspotted: One Man’s Insane Search for Africa’s Most Elusive Leopard
Published: 31 March 2013
Leopards are rare creatures. Trust me, I know. I spent 3 years as a guide tracking these elusive animals through some of the most remote areas of South Africa. But perhaps the rarest of all the…
For all you wildlife whiz kids, competition ends this week 22 March 2013
Published: 19 March 2013
For all you wildlife whiz kids, there are only two days left to take a guess at this month's mystery animal. The competition closes at the end of this week, 22 March 2013, and the lucky…
Middle East Conservation Award for Cape Leopard Trust
Published: 17 March 2013
Earlier this year during a trip to the Middle East, Cape Leopard Trust CEO and founder, Dr Quinton Martins was presented with a special award by the director of the National Wildlife and Research Centre (NWRC)…
Acceptable trapping techniques
The Cape Leopard Trust’s position statement on acceptable trapping techniques for carnivore research
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