The Mother City has been called many things, including a nature lover’s paradise. From views of Table Mountain to the glittering Atlantic Ocean and front-row seats to spotting majestic creatures that call Cape Town home – nature truly is around every corner.
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Another batch of frame-worthy images of the Mother City’s favourite elusive cats was recently captured at Cape Point Nature Reserve – this time, a gorgeous mother and her kitten in tow.
Take a look:




As you may have spotted in the pictures, the adult female caracal has one blind eye.
The Urban Caracal Project said it suspects that it may be a ‘glaucoma due to an old injury, perhaps taken while hunting’.
According to the conservation organisation, the mommy caracal ‘appears to be in otherwise good condition and is taking good care of her kitten’.
The Urban Caracal Project aims to protect biodiversity through research and conservation. It operates through the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa (iCWild) at the University of Cape Town.
Ways to support the project:
- Please immediately report all road kill caracals in the Cape Town area (i.e. the Peninsula and outer suburbs) to Dr Gabriella Leighton at [email protected] or call 079 837 8814.
- The project relies exclusively on donations and grant support that has funded everything from GPS-collars and caracal tracking efforts, genetic analyses, supplies, pesticide and disease testing, health assessments, and many more!
- Report caracal sightings here.
Its current project expenses are focused on supporting the work of PhD student Gabriella Leighton as she wraps up her urban caracal project on disease testing at the University of Cape Town.
Any amount helps and 100% of donations go to the project:
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited
- Beneficiary Reference: iCWild Urban Caracal
- Account name: UCT Donations Account
- Branch name: Rondebosch
- Branch code: 025009
- Branch address: Belmont Road, Rondebosch 7700, Cape Town
- Account number: 071522387
- Account type: Current
- Swift address: SBZAZAJJ
To assist with the prompt identification and processing of donations, please include an abbreviated donor name and donation purpose in the bank reference field.
Once a deposit or electronic payment has been made, please notify the project by email at [email protected] and [email protected], explaining what the donation is for.
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Picture: Fanch Lebreton / Urban Caracal Project, Cape Town, South Africa / Facebook