General news and project updates

2016 ABSA Cape Ready to Roll

Published: 15 March 2016
As the countdown begins in anticipation of this year’s premier mountain bike challenge, we would like to take this opportunity to send special good luck wishes to the two teams cycling on behalf of The Cape…

Pledging to Save Water

Published: 22 February 2016
By Catherine Kühn Our first Cape Leopard Trust/Thrive eco-club for the year started off well with a visit to the Baviaanskloof river in Hout Bay. We had a full bus consisting of 15 children and 6 adults. Children…

Swiss Team Preparing for Their First Leopard Epic

Published: 01 February 2016
Dirk Pauling and Thomas Oberli of Swiss charity  'Bike2Help' will be riding the ABSA Cape Epic 2016 in support of The Cape Leopard Trust. Thomas and Dirk, both accomplished triathletes and have participated in 3 Iron Man World Championships and through…

City Cats

Published: 26 January 2016
Every weekday morning in Cape Town more than two million people begin their daily routine. The freeways that surround the slopes of the mountain are clogged with traffic. As commuters head to work they are probably oblivious to the close proximity of…

A Wild Adventure

Published: 20 January 2016
As the new year dawns, the Cape Leopard Trust bids a fond farewell to Bryan Havemann as he heads north to take up his new assignment as General Manager at the Timbavati Private Game Reserve. Bryan…

Bridgestone Prize camp 2015

Published: 18 December 2015
Winners from this years’ art competition entitled ‘Predators of the Cape’ were all treated to an environmental camp in the Cederberg in November. This time of the year is when temperatures are meant to be hot… We had…

Season’s Greetings!

Published: 17 December 2015
Our Cape Leopard Trust team will be taking a year-end break and our office will be closed from Wednesday 16 December to Monday 11 January. We wish all of our friends and supporters a blessed, fun-filled and wonderful festive…

Environmental Education: Internship positions 2016

Published: 17 December 2015
It is that time of the year again when the Education Project is looking for interns to help with its environmental camps in the Cederberg during its camp seasons in 2016. We run environmental camps from…

On top of the world to say thank you

Published: 15 December 2015
On a spectacular evening on the final day of November, Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company hosted The Cape Leopard Trust and some very special guests to an unforgettable evening of drinks and canapés at the Lookout Deck, an…

Making a difference in style!

Published: 19 November 2015
With The Cape Leopard Trust being an Associate Charity of the ABSA Cape Epic, our CEO Helen Turnbull, thought it appropriate to pay it forward and sponsor a presentation and day-outing for a local Elgin school during…

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