Cheetah Conservation Fund

Category: Cheetah - General | Date: Mar 24 2008 | By: admin

Hi! I just want to thank you all! I finally made it back home from over a month’s travels. What a journey. But, one day after getting home was more than a full week’s worth already.

Got back on a Sunday night and as night was turning dark we were all in cheetah pens trying to move cheetahs that were not supposed to be together.

littleC has grown by a 1/3rd bigger. Chewbaaka has a sore foot - so he sat at the door this morning crying with his paw held up - a cut on his toe.

Worked with our Vet team on 2 of the 5 cheetah workups - vet team working like a well-oiled group - 2 vets- 2 retired nurses (volunteers), University of Florida students, 2 vet techs, 2 reproductive physiologists - the rest of our CCF team and students.

Had spitting cobra next to bedroom window in mid-morning - Bruce caught it - got spit at in eye - (he’s OK thankfully) - snake has been released - far from house.

Pouring down rain - roads over-flowing in Otjiwarongo.
Met all our new puppies - many left for new homes on Saturday - more going in the next days - still a full litter with mom - so cute!
Met Spots, our new livestock guarding puppy from Holland - cute - big! (picture right).
And got filled in on all happening here -
New tee-shirts in gift shop!
New camera traps out in new farm area.
2 wild cheetahs hanging around the Centre, dorms and our house.
Grass taller than my knees!
Lots of new goat kids and sheep lambs.

OK - its green here - and we have cheetahs coming out of our ears!

Thanks for all your help and appreciate all your help in our collective efforts to SAVE the CHEETAH.

Posted by Laurie Marker