Dzaha - Searching for Spots
Item Number: 7
Category: Photography
Retail Value: ZAR R5,500.00
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Description
Dzaha is a cornerstone of the Hoedspruit Wildlife Estate. Alongside Kulua (the grandmother of Kusile), she stands as one of the two dominant females in the area and is a favorite among our citizen scientists. She is one of our most documented individuals, with an incredible 155 recorded encounters since the project began. Her true legacy lies in her remarkable success as a mother. She has raised four cubs to adulthood—a significant feat in the wild. Her eldest son, Tlanga, has already established territory in a separate reserve, while her youngest sons, Vuuxika and iKwindla, have recently begun their dispersal into neighboring areas, continuing the vital cycle of genetic diversity. This stunning image was captured by Owen Grobler, a photographer whose work has been featured in the prestigious Remembering Leopards book series. Owen was one of the first three pioneers to believe in Ingwe, and his early advocacy was instrumental in growing our community. By bidding on this print, you are honoring a successful leopard mother and a photographer who helped lay the foundation for our organization. Unframed and all shipping, tax and tariffs will be the responsibility of the buyer. Size: A2
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Your investment directly supports our mission: To effectively conserve leopards in South Africa by empowering stakeholders through practical scientific recommendations, enabled by formal research, citizen science, novel technologies, and proactive collaboration. Every bid fuels our most critical initiative: the Road Ecology Project, implementing life-saving mitigation measures against road mortality. It also enables the final deployment of the Ingwe Mobile App—the first AI-integrated citizen science tool for faster leopard identification—and helps grow our capacity for evidence-based conservation.