Kruger National Park’s vets say beware of the leopard roaming in Letaba Camp’s day visitors’ area
There is a stern warning from the KNP about a leopard and its kill in the day visitors' area in Letaba Camp. The area is temporarily closed.
LETABA – The Kruger National Park (KNP)’s Letaba day visitors’ area is temporarily closed as from 6 May 2016 until further notice.
A leopard has made the site its residence, by moving in with its kill which it has gradually been feeding on since yesterday.
For the safety of visitors the KNP management 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 and therefore we decided to give it space for a few days. 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.
