Team Darts a Rare Leopard

Success! After weeks of hard work, the team has finally trapped the rare mountain leopard. But catching the cat is just the first step. In this nature video, the race is on to complete an even more daunting task – and it's a risky one. The tranquilized leopard must get a health checkup and a tracking collar.

A fresh set of leopard tracks leads the team to an extraordinary discovery in this episode of our nature video series. The leopard might finally be lured into their trap thanks to one of Africa’s most unusual animals: the aardvark. After the bitter disappointments of the previous week, this is the break they’ve been hoping for.

In the first episode of this nature video series, expert animal tracker Dairen Simpson steps in to help a team of conservationists on a tough mission: to trap and collar Africa’s most elusive leopard in vast and inhospitable territory. Tools are forged, traps are set and hopes are high … can the team succeed with Dairen’s help?

This series centres on a unique population of African leopards. The elusive cats are losing a battle with a powerful enemy: humans. Habitat destruction and persecution by farmers have pushed Cape mountain leopards to the brink … and their fate now rests in the hands of a dedicated wildlife conservationist.