The Kruger National Park (KNP)’s Letaba Day Visitors’ area had to figure this problem out in a flash with a leopard having moved in with its kill.

It has been feeding on the kill since yesterday afternoon and the KNP authorities have now closed the Day Visitor’s area until further notice.

“For the safety of visitors we decided to close the site for the weekend as the leopard’s paw prints and the recently broken fence indicate it has been roaming around the site. Leopards are territorial animals and would not tolerate any intrusion into their territory therefore we decided to give it space for a few days; and our Wildlife Veterinary Staff will advise on how to deal with the situation next week,” said the KNP’s General Manager: Communications & Marketing, William Mabasa.

The kill is still up in a tree at the site which is currently proclaimed the cat’s stronghold; and some people have reported to have watched it feeding from up there.