Year in the Wild Blog

Protecting Namaqua’s predators…and livestock…with some Turkish expertise

The Cape Leopard Trust - well known for its groundbreaking work in the Cederberg - is also active in Namaqualand, where for many years people believed that leopards had been exterminated. But they are still here, as camera trap photos have proven. (Staff in Namaqua National Park have seen leopard, although rarely).

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After the rain…the sun, and flowers

A huge rainstorm passed through Namaqualand yesterday. We got about 35mm in a region whose annual rainfall is about 300mm. The rivers in the south of the park have flooded, and roads have washed away in places. But the land needed it. July has been a dry month so far, and the earth was thirsty. This morning the air was fresh and crisp...and the sun was out. What a beautiful morning. Spent the day out on the road with Jacq in the park, and then went feeding the Anatolian sheep dogs with Jodi
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