Dr Laurie Marker: Cheetah Conservation Fund comes to UK
February 23rd, 2013
As I am sure you know, Angie and I are cheetah fans and proud to be UK Patrons of the Cheetah Conservation Fund whose home is in Nambia. You can find out more about the pioneering work of the founder Dr Laurie Marker when she visits the UK this month. Please contact Patricia Tricorache at patricia@cheetah.org for details of Laurie’s visit.
Angie and I will be hosting a safari to Namibia in July 2014 and again in 2015 including visits to CCF to meet up with Laurie.
Hope you enjoy learning more about cheetahs. In the meantime here is a snap that Angie took of one of her big cat friends when it came to check our her film car. Almost as cute as Little Cat on a good day!
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Hi everyone,
I joined the CCF last year after learning about it from your blog.
Probably the premier organization for helping to preserve the cheetah as a species in the wild. I donate on a monthly basis and have helped sponsor Soraya, one of the non releasable resident cheetahs at the facility in Namibia.
Will have to look into the possibility of participating in one of those safari trips you mentioned in July 2014 or in 2015, and meeting you and Angie, Dr. Marker and of course Soraya.
I love all the Big {and little} cats, but the cheetah holds a special place with me.
I know that the ancient Egyptians would keep them as pets in large numbers, they were revered and had almost a godlike status with the Pharoahs and people of Ancient Egypt.
I always wondered why the cheetah really does not have quite the same agressive nature to man that the lions, leopards of Africa have. Maybe we might thank the Ancients for recognizing how precious the cheetahs really were in the grand scheme of things.
Angie’s picture of the cheetah is striking a very similar pose to my “pet boy” Sherman when he wants my attention or hears me playing my guitar.
Always want to learn know more about all of the Big Cats and other large species like elephants and Rhinos and hippos. So your updates are most appreciated.
take care
Dom
Hi everyone,
I, too, joined the CCF last year courtesy of a mention from Jonathan. Wish I could do more, but right now have a tight budget. Ohhh, to be able to join a safari with Jonathan and Angie…..maybe someday. In the meantime, as usual, know I’m with you all in ‘spirit’…….green with envy (smile).
The photo that Angie took is just wonderful, I have long fingernails, but I noticed the ‘whoppers’ on that cheetah…golly moses!!
Take care,
Kris
Do you see any caracals and or servals in your travels to the Mara or other areas?
Was wondering if there was any research or data about their numbers in the wild.
For caracal’s see:
http://www.cheetahkids.com/caracalproject.html
http://felids.wordpress.com/2013/02/24/caracals-in-iran/
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jfpmorganj/caracal-cat-documentary-project
I joined CCF too after learning about it on your blog. I try to help when I can. I have great respect for Dr. Marker and the work she is doing and wish I could do more. We just have to keep talking and getting the word out about saving the big cats whenever we can. One of the vets in our animal hospital went to Namibia and visited CCF and Dr.Marker. She had good things to say about it. I would love to go on safari. It’s a dream of mine to be able to see that beautiful place I watch on BCD and meeting you would be a bonus!
What a wonderful photo! How great to be able to get so close to a beautiful wild creature.
Take care,
Sue
That is such a buzz to know that you joined up for CCF – and one day you have to visit! It is quite something and so well run – great Interpretation Center, wonderful to meet someone like Laurie too who had the inspiration and vision to get up and head for Namibia to get hands on with the problems the cheetahs faced with 95% of them being on private game or ranch land. Laurie had been running the Captive Breeding program in the US prior to this and kept the Stud Book records – but she realised that meanwhile the wild cheetah population needed urgent help.
Yes we do see lots of servals in the Mara – and in recent years we see more of the caracals too – often up on Rhino Ridge where they feel safer and hang out with their cubs
Thanks for the info on servals and caracals, Jonathan.
These little Big Cats or big Little Cats don’t get quite the attention as their larger cousins, but they are no less facinating.
mc,
Thanks for the link info. Will definitely check them out.
Dom