Leopard Directory

[Ngala]

From Mala Mala Game Reserve, August 2017 Game Report:

TREEHOUSE MALE (DECEASED) ± 7 YEARS 8 MONTHS

WESTERN MALAMALA, WESTERN FLOCKFIELD, MARTHLY

(3 sightings)

The Treehouse male was another casualty of the month of August. His carcass was found in the early hours of the 12th near Princess Alice Pans and the evidence was clear that he also fell victim to lions. It was also clear to see that he had put up quite a fight as there were claw marks on a small tree that he sought refuge in. Piecing together the evidence, the lions had somehow come across the male and he climbed the tree only to be dragged out and mauled by the lions (suspected the Avoca males).

The Treehouse male leaves behind cubs he has sired with the Nkoveni female, the Tamboti female as well as the new arrivals expected from the Island female who has started showing signs of conception. The future of these leopard cubs remains uncertain as they will have to the male leopards who will be looking to stake their claim on the Treehouse male’s former territory.

The Treehouse male was seen on the two days prior to his death. He was seen near Elephant Rock with the Piccadilly female feeding on the remains of an impala that had been killed by a pack of Cape Hunting Dogs. The Piccadilly female was also showing a very keen interest in the Treehouse male, who only had food on his mind and didn’t seem to share the same intentions with the female. The following day he was seen near Piccadilly pans with a fresh impala kill of his own, he promptly finished the carcass and moved off southwards. Reply