The Race is on – Foreword by Lorraine Kelly
“Anyone who has the privilege of seeing a cheetah moving swiftly through the African bush will never forget the experience. And yet it is a sight few people will see in their lifetime, because this most beautiful and ancient of cats is at risk of disappearing forever.
The cheetah is the fastest animal on land. The largest population of cheetah in the world, approximately 2500, is found in Namibia in Southern Africa. However, numbers have been declining and in 1993 a non-profit Foundation, AfriCat, was formed to save them. Today, on and around the farm Okonjima in central Namibia, the Foundation’s dedicated and committed team is hard at work to ensure the conservation and survival of these and other carnivores.
AfriCat not only rescues cheetah, but also leopard, brown hyaena and wild dog and, where possible, the animals are returned to the wild. Animals that are too damaged to be released are given a permanent home in natural habitat conditions where they receive constant care and attention.