SA doesn’t know how many leopards it has. Trophy hunting quotas are set Daily Maverick | 03.10.2026 02:16 The scale of the gap is stunning. Estimates cited in responses to Daily Maverick questions on the draft National Leopard Strategy and Action Plan suggest an uncertainty of more than 21,000 animals. The draft follows two recent White Papers, the draft National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to 2035 and a high-level panel.Read more RELATED STORIES How to keep African grey parrots wild, free, and safe Stories from South Africa Sick kitten found on the streets is completely transformed one year on Animals Genetic Recorders Traced the Family Tree of 1.3 Million Cells as a Mouse... Animals Cats' fascinating reaction to Netflix's Sealook delights viewers around... Animals Russia Calls Second Plague Case Reports False as WHO, EU and U.S. Press... Animals Isaias Becomes the Atlantic’s Latest First Hurricane Since 1905 as... Animals Smoke From Faraway Wildfires Is Reaching Backyard Bluebird Boxes, and... Animals Adults Make Up Two-Thirds of Pennsylvania’s 1,136 Measles Cases as State... Animals Burmese Pythons May Be Spreading Seeds Across the Everglades, Federal... Animals Night-Flying Helicopters and Heat-Seeking Drones Help Hold the Bouquet... Animals Found curled up on an Amazon parcel, this elderly cat is still waiting... Animals Rescuers expect to find one injured dog, but 84 dogs and two cats are... Animals