Animal Survival International (ASI) recently helped relocate a 13-year-old leopard from a defunct animal facility in Gauteng to Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary (PABCS) in the Western Cape. Gabriel is one of many captive big cats in South Africa, most of whom will spend their lives in unsuitable, confined enclosures after being removed from their […]
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PANTHERA AFRICA’S COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT POLICY POSITION ON THE CONSERVATION AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE USE OF ELEPHANT, LION, LEOPARD AND RHINOCEROS The Panthera Africa directors are grateful for the opportunity to comment on the Government Gazette, Vol. 672, issued on 28 June 2021, No 44776, and we commend the Minister and the High-Level panel for
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by Kira Storm “Stig, I will tell you a story, my story of what was before; so that you might share it with others of your kind. Make them understand. I trust that you stay true to my words and don’t twist the events to benefit from them. You surely have already heard a lot
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I knew Zorro when he was younger; I spent three months with him at a previous project. To be completely honest – I came for the cheetahs that were there, but I gave my heart to this gentle, beautiful guy. I had never before had anything to do with leopards, so the only knowledge I
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