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What did AfriCat do in 2022?
AfriCat officially restarted operations post Covid on 1 March 2022. Having lost almost all AfriCat staff, in particular all the researchers, and gone into hibernation as a result of Covid we decided to use the opportunity to re-think and re-strategize on how to go forward.

AfriCat Pangolin Project Update
Pangolin Project Update Little is known about the reproduction and life cycle of the ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii). The research that has been done, originates

AfriCat Brown Hyaena Research Update 2019
Brown Hyaena Research Update During the second half of 2018, the first ever brown hyaena population survey was conducted across Okonjima. Using 40 camera traps

AfriCat Leopard Research 2019
AfriCat Leopard Research 2019 During the last year the leopard research on Okonjima has focused on monitoring the existing leopard population to gain a detailed

Specialist International Veterinary Group Visit
Specialist International Veterinary Group Visit… At the beginning of May this year an international veterinary group, comprising out Feline veterinary specialists, visiting the AfriCat Foundation

AfriCat Pangolin Research Project
AfriCat Pangolin Research Project Determining the home range size, population density, habitat selection and ecology of wild ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) in the Okonjima Nature

Brown Hyaena Den News
Brown Hyaena Den News Usually seen foraging alone, brown hyaena are often assumed to be solitary animals, however they been described as ‘obviously solitary, but

AfriCat Cheetah Rehabilitation Program
AfriCat Cheetah Rehabilitation AfriCat’s Cheetah Rehabilitation project was initiated in 2000 and aimed to give some of AfriCat’s captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) the opportunity to

Why CYMOT supports AfriCat
Why CYMOT Supports AfriCat “Ever since Greensport was born in 1991, it had committed to conservation and support towards various institutions of wildlife conservation. AfriCat

AfriCat’s Final Annual Health Check 2018
AfriCat’s Final Annual Health Check… Annual health checks on the large carnivores at AfriCat are headed by veterinarians from Namibia and South Africa. In-depth health

Lion Whisperer Volunteers to work with AfriCat
The Lion Whisperer visits AfriCat… AfriCat works where human/lion conflict is at its greatest, an age-old story throughout Africa where communities are going about their

The Masters
The Masters… Dash, Ruff and Tumble first came to AfriCat in 2008 at the age of one month and lived at AfriCat’s Carnivore Care Centre

Metabolic Profiling of Cheetahs in Captivity
The Metabolic-profiling-of-cheetahs-in-captivity The metabolic profiling of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus): A systems biology approach to understanding the chronic diseases they suffer in captivity. – By Dr.

Cheetah flies and more…
Cheetah flies and more… Do they really bite? Do they suck a small amount of the blood while on their host – or are they

The Aeroplane Coalition
The Aeroplane Coalition The Aeroplane coalition – consisting of three males, Sniper, Spitfire and Quattro and their sister Hurricane – was released from the AfriCat

Veterinary Students from UNAM visit AfriCat
UNAM Veterinary Students visit AfriCat Visit of School of Veterinary Medicine (SoVM) 3rdYear Students visiting Okonjima Nature Reserve and the AfriCat Foundation Share on facebook

Electra, a Leopards story thus far…
Electra, a Leopards story thus far… Electra, a female leopard in the Okonjima Nature Reserve has featured over the years in many of the newsletters

The Control of Cheetah Flies on Carnivores
The Control of Cheetah Flies on Carnivores All captive carnivores at our Carnivore Care Centre were burdened with the Cheetah fly, which resulted in a

The Saltpans
The Saltpans In November 2013, two young orphaned cheetahs were found and rescued from the saltpans on the outskirts of Swakopmund. Share on facebook Share

Brown Hyaena Project
AfriCat Brown Hyaena Research Study Behavioural ecology and management-induced niche shift of brown hyaena in a closed reserve; implications for conservation management.’ Share on facebook