Located on an inland mountain plateau in the Elgin Valley Region, Paul Clüver Wine Farm was fortunate to be visited by one of the Cape’s rarest.
With the help of a strategically positioned camera trap, a female Cape Leopard was recorded gracefully grooming herself on a bridge, suitably surrounded by a jungle of tree trunks and foliage.
The video of the elusive leopard is thanks to a camera trap set up by Alastair Kilpin, co-owner of Mammoth Safaris.
According to the experts at Mammoth Safaris, the female leopard appeared just four times over the course of the ten months the camera was set up.
Paul Clüver Wines
Paul Clüver Wines is a family-owned and operated winery dedicated to producing world-class wines that reflect the uniqueness of the cool-climate Elgin terroir. The family is proud to have established the Elgin appellation and to be a leader in sustainable farming.
Paul Clüver Wine forms part of a larger holistic farming operation known as “De Rust Estate” and Paul Cluver with Dr Paul Cluver receiving the WWF’s Living Planet in 2022.
This recognises him as a pioneer, innovator, and leader in the field of regenerative agriculture and for improving the lives of others and the natural world they depend on
The estate is part of the Kogelberg Biosphere, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1998, the first UNESCO-designated biosphere in South Africa.
It established the Groenlandberg Conservancy with its neighbours in 1994 and has set aside 60% of our estate for conservation in perpetuity.
Its farming practices are centred on actively conserving the entire water catchment area, and with climate change in mind, it employs sustainable farming practices.
These include continuously eradicating alien vegetation in the catchment area, irrigating at night to reduce water consumption, mulching with chipped aliens to reduce evapotranspiration and soil quality, and monitoring ground moisture via a continued probe, amongst other practices.
Written by Sarah du Toit
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