General news and project updates
Get Your Paws on a Work of Art!
Published: 25 November 2013
It's that time of year again when thoughts are turning to 2014, and what better way to celebrate the dawn of a new year than an inspirational calendar. Suitable as a great value gift and worthy of…
Through the Eyes of an Intern
Published: 18 November 2013
My name is Suné Rossouw, I am currently a Nature Conservation student at the University of South Africa (UNISA). For the past 2 and a half months I have had the great opportunity of working with…
2014 ABSA Cape Epic partners with Cape leopards
Published: 12 November 2013
A dramatic new route will again offer participants from around the world an awesome trail that showcases the best MTB opportunities the Western Cape has to offer in what will be the eleventh edition of the…
Capture for Conservation - Leopard Trapping in the Cederberg and Malawi
Published: 23 October 2013
A window of opportunity presented itself in the last week of August for Quinton to arrange 6 weeks of leopard trapping in the Cederberg and Malawi. The focus of the first 4 weeks was to trap…
Successful September as more leopards collared in the Cederberg
Published: 09 October 2013
The second of Cape leopard (Panthera pardus) M 18, have been caught and was collared with highly sophisticated Iridium satellite collars for research purposes in less than a month at Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat in…
Official Launch of New Charity Structure for 2014 ABSA Cape Epic Mountain Bike Race
Published: 07 October 2013
The Cape Leopard Trust has been named as one of the selected beneficiaries for next years legendary mountain bike race the ABSA Cape Epic (cape-epic.com) taking place from 23-30 March in the Western Cape. In recent years…
The Cape's Winter Wonderland
Published: 23 September 2013
The Cape Leopard Trust's Education Project moves from the Cederberg to Cape Town during the winter months (May -August) and busies itself with the enjoyable task of getting people into their natural surroundings. Even though Cape winters have…
Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour - Get spotted riding for Cape leopards
Published: 10 September 2013
Entries are now open for the Cape's most famous road race, and why not cycle for the Cape's coolest cats? The Cape Leopard Trust has been accepted as one of the charities listed for the Cape…
Cango Wildlife Ranch & Cheetah Preservation Foundation Assist Cape Leopards
Published: 10 September 2013
A big thank you to Tammy Moult and the team at Cango Wildlife Ranch for their generous donation of R10,000.00 to the Cape Leopard Trust. Our Karoo researchers Bogdan Cristescu and Kristine Teichman paid a special…
A prickly affair
Published: 28 August 2013
The advancement of remote-sensing camera trap technology has presented wildlife biologists with an ideal new tool kit to study secretive and nocturnal animals. But camera traps are not only a hit with scientists, the latest nature enthusiasts are…
Acceptable trapping techniques
The Cape Leopard Trust’s position statement on acceptable trapping techniques for carnivore research
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