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Munyawana Leopard Project

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23 Jul 2010 09:56:26 AM
It has been confirmed that Nthombi has a new litter of at least two cubs. It is not known what happened to her previous male cub who would only be about 8 months old now.

22 Jul 2010 09:43:40 AM
Timbo has been moved himself into the fenced off area close to Lomaro Dam.

21 Jul 2010 07:39:42 PM
Menzi was recaptured to replace his faulty GPS collar: he is beautiful healthy specimen big male.

21 Jul 2010 09:33:40 AM
Julien saw Tchagra heading south, into Bumbeni, walking quietly and sniffing each and every bush on the side of the road.

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Issue 42 - June 2010

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Latest Publications

Return of the Leopard
Africa Geographic Feb 2010

Rumble in the Jungle
Africa Geographic Feb 2010

Edge effects and the impact of non-protected areas in carnivore conservation
Animal Conservation 2010

Munyawana Leopard Project

As one of the most adaptable cat species on the planet, leopards rarely attract much in the way of conservation concern, but that may be their undoing. In South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, leopards are protected in reserves but often come into conflict with people when they range beyond park boundaries. They are destroyed by farmers because of the real and perceived threat they pose to livestock, they are targeted by commercial trophy hunters, and they are killed by poachers for traditional uses that range from ceremonial dress to folk medicine.

As leopard populations become increasingly fragmented, authorities are concerned about the number of leopards killed legally and illicitly. Our study aims to ensure that legal trophy hunting and problem animal control is biologically sustainable, and to reduce illegal persecution by improving livestock husbandry and curbing the trade in leopard skins. To achieve this, we work in close collaboration with partners that include Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, hunting operators, local communities, private landowners, game farm associations and wildlife managers.

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email: leopards@monash.edu

fax: +27 (0) 866 956 006

mobile: +27 (0) 795 244 174

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Munyawana Leopard Project
PO BOX 610
Hluhluwe 3960
KZN, South Africa