The MUN-YA-WANA leopard research project is based in northern Natal, South Africa, and is trying to find ways to foster tolerance of leopards outside of protected areas. Leopard until recently, were not studied and understood as much as the other large flagship species such as elephant, lion and rhino. Because leopards are more adaptable than many other large cats, the assumption is that they are extremely tolerant of high levels of persecution. We know this is not true because they have been exterminated from at least one-third of their historical range in Africa. A sighting of a leopard in the wild is definitely a highlight of any bush experience, and in many reserves a rare one too!