This year, WeWild Africa proudly joined forces with Cheetah Outreach Trust to address human-wildlife conflict and aid in the rescue and relocation of leopards in South Africa.

Throughout 2024, our partnership resulted in multiple leopard rescues, each demonstrating the challenges and complexities of conservation work:

August 2024: A male leopard was rescued from farmland in an area plagued by snares set by local communities for bushmeat. This not only threatened the leopard’s life but also put cheetahs and other wildlife in danger. The leopard was relocated to Thaba Tholo, a safe conservation area, thanks to funding provided by WeWild Africa.

October-November 2024: A female leopard was captured near a tourist lodge in the Rooiberg area, where she posed a threat to human safety by killing antelope near visitor pathways. After being safely relocated to a conservation area in Limpopo, her movements were monitored with a collar sponsored by Tumbeta Private Game Reserve. Following her release, she traveled 168 km, even crossing into Botswana before returning to South Africa and heading back toward the conservation area.