Friday, April 17, 2009

Leopard tracking

So we are back on the reserve and have some exciting news. One of the leopards, Shiloweni, has been recuperating after dental surgery in an enclosure on the reserve. He has been signed off as in good health and is about to be released back into the reserve. We will be following him in 6 hr shifts to see how his release goes. We'll be on from 6 pm - minight or midnight - 6 am for the next week. It will be amazing watching him take down kills or interacting with the other leopards on the reserve (fighting/mating). It could also be extremely boring if he decides to just sleep throughout your shift :) But good news nonetheless. And yes, it will be safe and we will be in the car the whole time. We'll be fighting chills and boredom more than anything dangerous...will get back to you on how our week goes!

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