Cheetah (trip)

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Cheetah

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Namibia , cheetah , cheetahs , conservation , earthwatch , Eland's Joy , wildlife surveys , Cheetah Conservation Fund , CCF , Etosha National Park , volunteer , ecotourism

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Period offered: May-November. The provider (view their profile) can provide you with specific departure dates, final prices, and other information.


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15 Days, from $4,250* per person. May-November.

Accommodations: Simple. Exertion level: 3 (7 is most strenuous)

Overview of Cheetah

Cheetahs can run 110 kilometers per hour, yet they can't run away from habitat loss, a reduced gene pool, and conflicts with humans and their livestock. Namibia is home to the world's largest remaining cheetah population, with 90 percent of its cheetahs living on livestock farmlands where conflict with humans is the greatest threat. The survival of the Namibian cheetah lies in the hands of about 1,000 commercial farmers, who generally view this predator as a threat to their livelihoods. In the 1980s, the Namibian cheetah population declined by half as farmers killed over 6,000 animals, and then another 3,000 in the 1990s. Dr. Laurie Marker, founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, has been collecting essential data on cheetah behavior and ecology and working with Namibia's farmers to change their attitudes toward cheetahs. But to save the cheetah from local extinction, she needs your help.

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Namibia , cheetah , cheetahs , conservation , earthwatch , Eland's Joy , wildlife surveys , Cheetah Conservation Fund , CCF , Etosha National Park , volunteer , ecotourism

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1 testimonial about the provider, Earthwatch Institute:

  • Reviewer: L. Reifschneider located in St. Louis, MO USA
    Elephant conservation is what drives my travel destinations. However, I always come home counting the blessings of new friends and an understanding of a culture and way of life I possibly would otherwise have never been introduced to. Through the Earthwatch projects I participate in, I am learning just how big and wonderful this world is.

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Max group size: 6

Itinerary

Your team will be based at Eland's Joy, a 15,000-hectare working farm and headquarters of the Cheetah Conservation Fund. You’ll participate in wildlife surveys, help feed and care for captive cheetahs on-site, and assist with data entry. If a wild cheetah is captured during your expedition, you’ll also help collect biomedical samples to assess the animal’s health and then work with the researchers to release it back into the wild. Additional duties may include 24-hour waterhole wildlife surveys (August team), assisting in the day-to-day operations of the farm, and spreading the word about cheetah conservation among local farmers and schoolchildren. During a recreational trip to Etosha National Park, the largest National Park in Namibia, you’ll have a chance to view elephants, zebras, lions, rhinos, giraffes, many species of antelope, and perhaps even a cheetah in the wild.

 

The Republic of Namibia is a large, sparsely populated country on Africa’s southwest coast. Since achieving independence in 1990 the country has enjoyed nearly two decades of stability. Namibia’s national language is English, though Afrikaans and German are widely spoken. The expedition is based out of the 14,000-acre farm Elandsvreugde (“Eland’s Joy”). Besides cheetahs, the farm is home to many species, including kudus, hartebeest, oryx, duiker, steenbok, warthogs, jackals, leopards, brown hyenas, and numerous bird species, as well as an array of smaller animals.

Eland’s Joy is situated in the north-central part of Namibia, approximately 45 kilometers east of the town of Otjiwarongo. Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek, is about three and a half hours’ drive south. This environment is the last stronghold of the wild cheetah.

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