Cheetah Reintroduction Programme - Reisverslagen van Marcel Brekelmans - WaarBenJij.nu Cheetah Reintroduction Programme - Reisverslagen van Marcel Brekelmans - WaarBenJij.nu

21 oktober 2014

Just back from Kruger

Kruger isn't the place to go anymore, if you want to go offroad: all roas are tarmac, and used by normal cars and buses. We did a nightdrive (luckily in a original safarijeep), but that one was still on the paved roads. Luckily for us, we saw some ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

17 oktober 2014

Kruger trip coming up

Tomorrow we'll be off for a 4 day trip to Kruger park. I'm looking forward to it! I upload some more cheeta pictures, just because they're so beautiful. And, of course, some Pablo's as well ;) I'm getting along with him more and more ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

15 oktober 2014

Volunteers come and go

Today there's only four of us left: Eveline, Jeroen, Sarah and me. Because for most volunteers their stay is limited to 2-4 weeks, there's a lot of saying goodbye to the old ones and welcoming new ones. I believe that this afternoon two new ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

12 oktober 2014

Watch your back!

Just the other day I went up to Pablo's, the caracal, to refresh his water and take out the pooh. Now his enclosure is full of boulders and there are lots of places for him to hide. When I got to the fence I couldn't see him, but his water bowl ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

9 oktober 2014

No beer ...

There are some rules that we have to adhere to. Based on the experiences with previous volunteers, some codes of conducts have been constructed. For example: no alcohol on the premises. It seems that it got out of hand on one occasion, but working ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

6 oktober 2014

The other side of the story

Of course cheeta's have to eat. And of course they're not in a position to hunt for themselves. Now Pieter, the owner of the property and husband of Estelle, has a ranch with horses specifically bred for this purpose. Horsemeat is low on fat and ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

5 oktober 2014

On my own ...

The morning duties are there, every day: we go out into every cage (not on your own, mind you!). Take out the blankets from the nightquarters and hang them on the fence. Collect the pooh and refill the water bowls. I decided on the pooh collecting ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

4 oktober 2014

There's more than Cheeta's ...

Besides the cheeta's (Duke and Rafael are the two youngsters, Chaka is a not-to-be-trusted-by-us biggie, Jade has a condition to her forelegs that makes her walk almost on her elbowes. Nala is a very nice cheeta that lets anyone just touch her and ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

2 oktober 2014

Hok schoonmaken

Today de first day with the normal routine. We stood op at 7, and then started off with feeding the rabbits and mice. Cute, but don't get attached, you can imagine why ... Next, cleaning the cage of the happy two cubs, Duke and Raphael. By the ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

1 oktober 2014

Introduction to the boys and girls

Well, pickup at the airport went smoothly and an hour and a halve later we arrived at Dell Cheeta Center. After a moment of settling in we got the tour around the compound. Currently there are about 6 cheeta's, two Cervals, a Caracal, two ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

30 september 2014

Net aangekomen

Note: the next ones will be in proper English, so my Lewa friends will also be able to read it. I just forgot ... Zo, net in Johannesburg aangekomen. Morgen om 1 uur ontmoet ik eventuele andere vrijwilligers en iemand van het centrum die ons ...

Johannesburg - Zuid-Afrika

Cheetah Reintroduction Programme

The Dell Cheetah Centre, near Johannesburg, is the first initiative worldwide that tries to re-introduce cheeta's in the wild.

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21 Oktober 2014

Just back from Kruger

17 Oktober 2014

Kruger trip coming up

15 Oktober 2014

Volunteers come and go

12 Oktober 2014

Watch your back!

09 Oktober 2014

No beer ...

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Cheetah Reintroduction Programme

Just back from Kruger

Kruger trip coming up

Volunteers come and go

Watch your back!

No beer ...

The other side of the story

On my own ...

There's more than Cheeta's ...

Hok schoonmaken

Introduction to the boys and girls

Net aangekomen

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