{
  "id": 8855842,
  "title": "SA’s leopard population remains uncertain as new strategy weighs conservation and hunting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/sas-leopard-population-remains-uncertain-as-new-strategy-weighs",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-09-21-sa-s-leopard-population-remains-uncertain-as-new-strategy-weighs-conservation-and-hunting/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "South Africa’s new draft leopard conservation strategy aims to balance preservation with cultural use and hunting, despite lacking reliable data on how many leopards actually remain in the wild.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}