Use the links above to donate directly; buy CLT merchandise (physical items like t-shirts, caps and socks, and virtual items like Rands for Rosettes and Finance a Field Camera); sponsor an item on our wishlist; or be a citizen scientist and contribute your leopard records to our database. Or read on to discover more ways to help.
Become a corporate or private investor
The Cape Leopard Trust is a small team achieving significant results because of our streamlined and inclusive approach. Financing core operational costs like salaries, insurance, vehicle maintenance and fuel is one of our biggest challenges.
Our fundraising target is to fund a shortfall of R10 million to amplify our work while maintaining a strong leadership structure to navigate the research, conservation, education and strategic communication activities of the CLT over the next 5 years, with a focus on building the resilience of the organisation.
Join our journey by making an impactful investment to ensure long-term sustainability for the CLT team and for leopard conservation.
View Our Work and our pillars of Research, Conservation and Education to learn how we are making an impact.
Support us through the Woolworths MyDifference programme
The previous MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet programme and WRewards have joined to become MyDifference. Through this loyalty programme, supporters raise funds for their chosen causes every time they shop and scan their MyDifference card at Woolies, at no extra cost to them. The CLT is an established MyDifference beneficiary – simply select us as your cause and scan your MyDifference card on the Woolies app every time you shop to continue supporting us. It won’t cost you a cent but the monthly contributions from MyDifference really helps our bottomline! Just download the Woolies app and join MyDifference.
View our 'Quick Guide' for step-by-step instructions.
Make a bequest – leave a legacy for life
Help us to protect leopards and their landscapes by leaving a lasting legacy. Donations received from a deceased estate will be invested wisely to support our research, conservation and education initiatives.
Bequests made to public benefit organisations such as the CLT could be eligible for tax relief reducing your estate tax. Your commitment will help to ensure a promising future for leopards in which their natural environment is protected!
If you would like to leave a legacy to the CLT, your solicitor will be able to help you formalise your wishes.
Other ways to help the CLT and leopards
• Follow the Cape Leopard Trust on our website, on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIN, X and YouTube for regular updates.
• Spread awareness of the CLT and the need to protect leopard habitat and prey in order to ensure their continued persistence.
• Drive slowly and carefully through mountainous areas to avoid hitting and injuring / killing wild animals – including leopards and their prey.
• While enjoying time out in nature, be on the lookout for illegal wire snares. Cut and disarm these snares and report them to us. Also report any other suspicious activity like other types of traps and feral dogs.
• Members of conservancies, hiking clubs, MTB clubs, neighbourhood watches etc, can make concerted efforts to gather regularly for snare removal patrols on private properties (following due process for permission from the owner/manager), similar to community-driven alien clearing hacks.
• Property owners: buy your own camera trap and contribute your leopard photos to the CLT database. Having private landowners with their own camera traps in leopard areas is invaluable as it provides long-term monitoring data (see Camera Trapping 101 for more).
• Owners of private nature reserves, guest farms and wineries in leopard areas: consider buying a CLT interpretive leopard information board to spread awareness and spark interest. View our 'Quick Guide' for step-by-step instructions.
• Farmers: adopt holistic livestock husbandry practices to mitigate conflict with leopards and consult our Landowners Guide to Human-Wildlife Conflict if you are experiencing problems.
• Landowners: refrain from hunting / killing ‘agricultural or garden pests’ like porcupine, grysbok, duiker and dassie – these are leopards’ main prey. Consult our Landowners Guide to Human-Wildlife Conflict if you are experiencing problems.
