Why the AfriCat Foundation?
TUSK Cheetah Rehabilitation Area:
The 10,000-acre TUSK Cheetah Rehabilitation Area was completed towards the end of 1999 and stocked with game by mid 2000. The first cheetahs, 3 orphan sibling males, who had been with AfriCat since they were two months old, were released in November 2000. These cheetahs were successful in sustaining themselves almost from the start with hunts that included kudu, impala, scrub hares, hartebeest, zebra, steenbok and duiker.
During your visit you have the opportunity to:
Interact with on-site staff to learn more about the work of AfriCat which includes the carnivore rescue and release programme, cheetah rehabilitation, research projects, animal welfare and environmental education.
View cheetahs and leopards from game-viewing vehicles, lions from a lapa and wild dogs.
Track radio-collared cheetahs on foot within the cheetah rehabilitation area.
Whilst at AfriCat you will receive a cheetah adoption pack from The AfriCat Foundation that includes:
A personalised adoption certificate together with a colour photograph of your adopted cat.
A brief history of why the adopted cat is in AfriCat’s care.
A subscription to the AfriCat Newsletter - keeping you informed about the happenings at AfriCat and the progress of ongoing projects.
The annual fee for adopting a cheetah goes towards covering the cost of food and routine medical expenses. Your first year's fee is donated by Baobab Expeditions.
Namibia is home to six large carnivore species: cheetah, leopard, lion, spotted hyaena, brown hyaena and wild dog. The majority of these species are often in conflict with people as Namibia is largely a livestock and game farming community.
The AfriCat Foundation was founded in 1992 to promote large carnivore conservation. The initial years concentrated mainly on animal welfare but today the organisation has developed in all aspects of carnivore conservation. These include:
Research on free-ranging large carnivore populations.
Research on the health of cheetahs in captivity.
Training and capacity building of local Namibians.
Environmental education and awareness.
Rehabilitation of orphaned cheetahs.
Assisting in large carnivore reintroduction projects.
Providing sanctuary for orphaned large carnivores.
The on-going collaboration with the conservation authorities, scientists and research institutions and the farming community has enabled AfriCat to conduct and participate in a number of field projects which range from determining the density and demography of leopards on commercial farmland to studying thermoregulation in free-living cheetahs
The AfriCat Foundation cares for over a hundred large carnivores that currently cannot be released back into the wild. The animals are housed in their natural environment an spacious fenced enclosures.
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