A fresh set of leopard tracks leads the team to an extraordinary discovery in this episode of our nature video series. The leopard might finally be lured into their trap thanks to one of Africa’s most unusual animals: the aardvark. After the bitter disappointments of the previous week, this is the break they’ve been hoping for.

In the first episode of this nature video series, expert animal tracker Dairen Simpson steps in to help a team of conservationists on a tough mission: to trap and collar Africa’s most elusive leopard in vast and inhospitable territory. Tools are forged, traps are set and hopes are high … can the team succeed with Dairen’s help?