Following Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speech on the poaching crisis, the U.S. International Conservation Caucus held a hearing to focus the American government’s response to threats to African stability and American security from increasingly aggressive poaching networks. Witness testimonies were given by leaders in … Read More →
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Cheetahs in Wine Country: Outreach South African Style
The resident serval at Cheetah Outreach gives a warning snarl From National Geographic News Watch: Tourists traveling in the Cape Town area of South Africa often make the scenic drive through wine country, which is where Cheetah Outreach is located. Founded in 1997 by Annie … Read More →
The Return of the Cheetah
This male is in a soft-release enclosure. He has since been released into his new home on Samara. From National Geographic News Watch: Deep in the Karoo of South Africa’s Eastern Cape is a land starting over. The air is dry, the ground recovering from … Read More →
We are Cheetah Friendly – Part I
My journey from Cape Town to Kimberly by plane, then on the road to the border of Botswana in the NW Province “Howzit? How are the cheetahs?” ask my new friends in Cape Town. “I’m going to Bray for a few days.” “Where??” When even … Read More →