Trelawney Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Friend of mine runs a venue off the Bronkhorstpruit Rd, kind of north of the N4 , opposite side of the highway from the Boschkop area ... They spotted a leopard yesterday evening walking down the road near their place, yikes :-)
Guest TheBushpig Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 Friend of mine runs a venue off the Bronkhorstpruit Rd, kind of north of the N4 , opposite side of the highway from the Boschkop area ... They spotted a leopard yesterday evening walking down the road near their place, yikes :-)Leopard are very good at living quite close to civilization and staying hidden most of the time; they seldom cause any problems unless chased, shot or trapped. Your friend is lucky to have such an awesome creature on his property. Very cool, unless he has dozens of lambs frolicking freely all over the place; it may become an issue then. I've spent thousands of hours in the bush and only ever had one brief sighting of a wild Leopard; your buddy is fortunate. slowpoke and Carrot 2
Big H* Posted June 10, 2012 Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) We see leopard often. There is a resident Leopard in every camp in Kruger. Seen one in Berg and Dal as well as Shingwedzi. Every leopard we spot is special. Somebody spotted a leopard recently crossing the N1 about 30km morth of Kroonstad. Leopards frequent the hills running east to west through Pretoria and a friend of mine saw one going up Doreen Road in Roodepoort one morning early whilst cycling. Edited June 11, 2012 by eccentric1
scotty Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 We see leopard often. There is a resident Leopard in every camp in Kruger. Seen one in Berg and Dal as well as Shingwedzi. Every leopard we spot is special. Somebody spotted a leopard recently crossing the N1 about 30km morth of Kroonstad. Leopards frequent the hills running east to west through Pretoria and a friend of mine saw one going up Doreen Road in Roodepoort one morning early whilst cycling. Meals on wheels.
DJR Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 a friend of mine saw one going up Doreen Road in Roodepoort one morning early whilst cycling. Fast food!
Big H* Posted June 11, 2012 Posted June 11, 2012 Fast food! I do not know the road but it cosses the Suikerbos Rand. Apparently there is a large rock on the way up. It was sitting on the rock. Brown Hyena ia also not uncommon in the hills crossing urban areas.
MONS Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 There have been rumours of a leopard in the area (moopilaats/boschkop/donkerhoek) but nothing concrete.
SwissVan Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 So its actualy leopards and not lions that can be found walking the streets in SA? Is there any truth that the pavemunts are lined with gold?
Pants Boy Posted June 12, 2012 Posted June 12, 2012 Mons, my boet lives in Bashewa and have had that 'mythical' wyfieluiperd in his chicken coop.
MONS Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Bushcamp - we have monkeys and a few buck on the property, with a big electric fence around, and there have been nights where the monkeys are going hysterical and the buck are blowing and snorting. NOT a usual occurance. The leopard that was captured there last year was just a few plots down from us!! Wonder how many times its been watching us mtbers from the bushes??!!! Hehehe
Big H* Posted June 13, 2012 Posted June 13, 2012 Bushcamp - we have monkeys and a few buck on the property, with a big electric fence around, and there have been nights where the monkeys are going hysterical and the buck are blowing and snorting. NOT a usual occurance. The leopard that was captured there last year was just a few plots down from us!! Wonder how many times its been watching us mtbers from the bushes??!!! Hehehe It was most likely a poacher checking his snares. Have you scouted for spoor. Leopards are opportunist but also not stupid. They will leave a skinny cyclist alone.
Beer4Recovery Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 I just hope no trigger happy farmer will shoot the poor thing!
Mojoman Posted June 14, 2012 Posted June 14, 2012 I just hope no trigger happy farmer will shoot the poor thing!Poachers too...
Trelawney Posted July 14, 2012 Author Posted July 14, 2012 Update ... picture today at Casa-Lee Conference / Wedding Venue not far from Boschkop area ... looks like the leopard has broken cover ! Apparently parks board people have started tracking it to remove it.
Big H* Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 Update ... picture today at Casa-Lee Conference / Wedding Venue not far from Boschkop area ... looks like the leopard has broken cover ! Apparently parks board people have started tracking it to remove it. What an amzing creature. It looks to be in good condition. I really hope you meant "relocate" and NOT "remove"!!!!!!!!!!
Azonic Posted July 15, 2012 Posted July 15, 2012 Update ... picture today at Casa-Lee Conference / Wedding Venue not far from Boschkop area ... looks like the leopard has broken cover ! Apparently parks board people have started tracking it to remove it. That's one big kitty... Does he eat Pampers or Petleys?
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