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First Leopard Captured!

18 Nov 2008
6:35 AM UTC
By Nakedi

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Sunday November 9th marked the day of capturing the first leopard in my career. The event was too beautiful to mar with heavy words. Here is a full account of what happened that day in pictures.

Removing the leopard from the trap requires a lot of strength (70 kg cat_ an X-cat).
Removing the leopard from the trap requires a lot of strength (70 kg cat = an X-cat)

...and team work.
…and team work

...and an open area
…and an open area.

The leopard has a broken tooth.
Paddy has a broken tooth.

Examining Paddy.
Examining the leopard.

Preparing the collar.
Preparing the collar.

Collar fitted and ready to go.
Collar fitted and ready to go.

Two days later, Paddy is looking good!
Two days later, Paddy is looking good!

Nakedi
Author: Nakedi
Nakedi W. Maputla has just finished a Master’s Degree on the systematics of pouched mice, Saccostomus campestris from southern Africa with the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria. From February 2005 to September 2007 he worked at TuksSport Combined School in Pretoria where he was a Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Technology and Physiology educator. He joined African Wildlife Foundation as a leopard researcher at the beginning of October 2007.

4 Responses to “First Leopard Captured!”

  1. massimo Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am

    hi Nakedi
    good shot!!!

    it seem not so big leopard..

    have you taken mewasures and weight?

    thank you

  2. Bill Altimari Says:
    November 18th, 2008 at 10:01 pm

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  3. Shivani Says:
    November 23rd, 2008 at 12:30 pm

    Great sequence of photos!

  4. Debs Says:
    November 24th, 2008 at 7:06 am

    How cool – great pics!

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