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From National Geographic News Watch: In Namibia, I visited a foundation with their ear to the ground on the latest technological developments in conservation. From cyber-stalking their GPS collared cheetah via Google Earth and Sirtrack to scanning footprints (spoor)...

As seen in National Geographic: Releasing the Cheetah Marcy Mendelson © 2012 / Cheetah-Watch.com I asked Cheetah Conservation Botswana’s researcher, Jane Horgan, why they needed to capture and collar a female cheetah. “We wanted home range and movement...

As seen in National Geographic: Scenes from the on-site workup of the wild cheetah Marcy Mendelson © 2012 / Cheetah-Watch.com My first day in the field with Cheetah Conservation Botswana staff, I met Keith. Manager of the Ko Mogotlhong Game Farm, he drove...

As seen in National Geographic: The latest from cheetah country comes to you in 3 parts: Part I: Ghanzi District, Botswana. Late October, 2011 – Cheetah Conservation Botswana It is Sunday at last, time to rest. A lazy feeling takes hold of cheetah camp, even Murphy is...

As seen in National Geographic: These people work hard out here; the conservationists, the farmers, everyone. The hot days of October dictate an early rise to reach the far-flung locations that entail research, data gathering and community outreach. I’m in...

Great news from Botswana! Following this incident on the Flattery’s farm in the Ghanzi District of Botswana where jackals were killing off sheep and other predators were about in the region, the farmers are trying a new method other than hunting. Take a look at the...

As seen in my ongoing reports on National Geographic News Watch & click here for Interview with Annie Beckhelling during the operation. Cape Town, South Africa, December 21, 2011 — I have just returned from a 9-day trip through the remote North West Province and...

A chat with some ladies from South Africa while visiting Swakopmund, Namibia. We get to talking and I tell them about what I’m doing here in Africa and we start chatting about the Anatolian livestock guard dogs. One woman tells me that her friend in South Africa is a...

Reminder: Cheetah news can be read here *and* on National Geographic News Watch. Bookmark this page: National Geographic News Watch: reports by Marcy Mendelson Here is the latest… my first report from Cheetah Conservation Botswana Reaching out to Communities in...

Chatting with a woman in Swakopmund, Namibia, she tells me of her grandfather who has a farm in South Africa. He used to see cheetah on his land. Maybe once every 3 months or so. His losses from predators were minimal as there was enough game for them that they did...

The andBeyond lodge at Sandibe is a beautiful location in the Okavango Delta, on the border of the Moremi Wildlife Reserve in Botswana. Days involve morning and evening game drives with guide and tracker during the active hours for most animals in the region. Here is...

A friend sent me this Ted Talk by Beverly & Dereck Joubert, famous filmmakers for National Geographic living in Botswana. You may know them through their most recent film, The Last Lions. Their passion for conservation led them to create the Big Cats Initiative...