Anecdotal evidence Leopard sightings in the berg

17 Apr 2010 07:02 #1181 by Serious tribe
Hi grp

Just wondered if anyone has ever seen a leopard in the berg while hiking, or any anecdotal evidence of any sightings, newspaper reports of camp fire yarns.

Thanx
Karl

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18 Apr 2010 19:07 #1184 by intrepid
I had often thought that they must be around in the Berg (since they certainly are here in the Magaliesberg). What I have heard is second hand information, but apparently someone did encounter the remains of a baboon and saw leopard droppings in Lower Injasuthi Cave. Also, apparently one of the rangers and his girlfriend where lying in their sleeping bags in Dead Dog Cave when a leopard literally walked in, but left without incident! So, it seems remote areas with good game, like Injasuthi, are home to some leopards.

Take nothing but litter, leave nothing but a cleaner Drakensberg.

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22 Apr 2010 03:49 #1204 by Serious tribe
Hi Intrepid

Thanx for that. I had heard about a leopard and cubs in the iNjisuti area, but have not heard about the ranger couple that had a leopard walk in on them. I sure would like to see one.

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22 Apr 2010 10:07 #1207 by tiska
Last week I spoke to someone from the Zoological Society in London about rare cat sitings in the Sahara. Leopards, the expert maintained, are great survivors and there are plenty more around than we give credit for. I reckon there are surely some still around in the Berg. Apparently they do well off dassies and such small mammals. The thing to do is put up a camera trap in likely spots.See article about success with these cameras in the Hoggar
www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/sahara-cheetah.html#cr

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23 Apr 2010 13:56 #1212 by tiska
Been thinking about this - on balance I'd prefer leopards to stay something of a mystery in the Berg. Else it wont be long before the rifles are out there hunting to protect the golfers.....

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24 Apr 2010 00:57 #1214 by Serious tribe
True. However as a photographer, it is something that i wld love to just come across and be able to "shoot" as part of a hiking trip.

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25 May 2011 11:29 #2975 by firephish

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26 May 2011 01:20 #2980 by Serious tribe
Thanx for this phish. It will be interesting to see what they find.

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26 May 2011 07:23 #2983 by Sasquatch
I have also come across baboon remains under some rock ledges in Injasuthi at the base of Wonder Valley - no other evidence of leopards, but one wonders which other predators could have been responsible...?

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26 May 2011 08:02 #2986 by SeriousTribe2



August 09. Southern Berg.

I suspected then, and still do now that this was a Caracal kill.
However the spoor was more compact, and larger than any Caracal spoor I have seen previously.

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