Blog posts in Leopard Projects

Aardwolf on Ithala Game Reserve – First sighting in over 2 years!

The Panthera Leopard Survey, run in collaboration with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Wildlife ACT, captured this rare and exciting image of an Aardwolf on Ithala Game Reserve – yet again showcasing... read more

Furs for Life and the Panthera Faux Furs Program

Furs for Life – Panthera Video To date, Panthera​ (the global wild cat conservation organisation), with support from Peace Parks Foundation and Cartier, have distributed over 15,000 faux... read more

Drakensberg Leopard Camera Trap Survey – Preliminary Report

The Drakensberg Leopard Survey (southern uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park) took place from November 2016 to January 2017, and was the 8th camera-trap survey carried out in KwaZulu-Natal in 2016. These... read more

‘Hunting’ for Leopards at Ithala Game Reserve

The fourth Panthera Leopard Survey, run in collaboration with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Wildlife ACT, finds itself in the picturesque and unique Ithala Game Reserve. This 30,000ha reserve contains a... read more

Leopard Survey Bids Farewell to Ithala

The time has come for the leopard survey team to bid farewell to the magical Ithala Game Reserve and all its curious creatures. read more

Camera trap photos: Buffalo mud bath

The wildlife volunteers and I had a great time finding these amusing photographs while sorting through the images from the Hluhluwe leopard camera trap survey. read more

Ithala’s Brown Hyena Mysteries

Out in the field, our Ithala conservation volunteers came across a brown hyena pasting. They use this to communicate with other hyenas in the area. . read more

Secretive serval on Ithala Game Reserve

In addition to viewing spectacular leopard photos taken by the camera traps, we've also managed to find images of other interesting cats such as this secretive serval. read more

How cute is this little leopard cub!

The wildlife volunteers and I have had a very exciting week on Ithala Game Reserve - this image of a leopard cub is just the icing on the cake! read more

Osteophagia? What the…

The conservation volunteers and I encountered this giraffe in Ithala Game Reserve supplementing her diet by sucking on a bone. This is called Osteophagia. read more