Leopards
latest news & developments
The NPA’s war on leopards and the wildlife laws
In three separate incidents across the Western Cape in the past year — in Piketberg, Bot River and Bredasdorp—landowners or their agents captured leopards alive in cage traps…
High court suspends environment department’s trophy hunting quota for black rhinos, leopards and elephants
Interim interdict ‘spares death’ of 170 animals at the hands of hunters, judge says
Facebook is a ‘major enabler’ of illegal trade in wildlife
An Avaaz Investigation shows how its algorithms drag casual users into international wildlife trafficking rabbit hole
Lethal remedy: Concern over African trade in traditional Chinese medicine that contains threatened species
The Environmental Investigation Agency, an international NGO, says growing demand is a prescription for disaster for some endangered animals such as leopards, pangolins and rhinos
Predators: Beauties or beasts?
How farmers perceive jackal and caracal — as ‘beautiful’ or ‘thieves’ — determines whether they will tolerate them on their livestock farms
Rhino owners damn Creecy report
Private rhino owners say the environment minister’s proposed policy is in conflict with existing legislation and their legal rights
Wildlife owners may target state
South Africa has about 350 facilities with 8 000 to 12 000 lions bred in captivity for commercial use in cub petting, canned hunting and the lion bone and other body parts trade.
Nature’s Nocturne: Unfettered human sprawl drives animals into the night
The long-term effect of humans on animals is increasingly well documented
Shembe church opts for fake skins to save leopards
Members of an indigenous Zulu church called Shembe have agreed to wear fake leopard skins, in a bid to preserve South Africa’s leopard population.
Wildlife expert mauled in leopard attack
A wildlife expert employed by the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency is recovering in the Nelspruit Mediclinic after being savaged by a leopard.
Rangers dive for cover as leopard mauls 11 in India
A leopard mauled 11 people in an Indian village and terrorised wildlife officials trying to drive it away before it was tranquilised.
Leopard caught after terrifying community
A male leopard was captured in Makoko near Nelspruit on Friday, the Mpumalanga tourism and parks agency said.
Foreigners threaten Afghanistan’s snow leopards
Afghanistan’s snow leopards have barely survived three decades of war. But now the few remaining mountain leopards in the country face another threat.
Arrows hold title key
Golden Arrows could not have asked for two tougher fixtures to end their Absa Premiership campaign — and to top it all, they hold the key to the championship. Arrows travel to…
Leopards, Arrows play to goalless draw
Black Leopards moved off the bottom of the Absa Premiership log after playing to a goalless draw with Lamontville Golden Arrows at Thohoyando Stadium on Saturday afternoon.…