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Kusile - a leopard in a tree

Item Number: 5
Category: Photography
Retail Value: ZAR R5,000.00
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Donated By: Tristan Cary Photograhy

Description

Kusile carries a powerful legacy as the son of Mbilu and grandson of the famous one-eyed female, Kulua. Born in Raptors View Wildlife Estate, his journey to adulthood depended on successfully dispersing into the Blue Canyon Conservancy—a dangerous move that brought him face-to-face with the area's resident male, Mulhuri.

Their rivalry was fierce, leaving Kusile with a distinctive scar on his upper lip. After Mulhuri was tragically killed by a train shortly after their confrontation, Kusile claimed the territory. Exceptionally large for his age, he has since established himself as the dominant male in the area, filling the void left in the landscape.

This photograph captures Kusile in his prime. With 69 recorded encounters by Ingwe's citizen scientists, he is a true success story, having already sired cubs with the Kwetsi female. Your bid supports the continued monitoring and protection of leopards like Kusile as they navigate the challenges of the modern wild.

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Size: A2

Additional Information

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.