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De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre
The De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre facility has gained international recognition for
bringing the cheetah back from the brink of extinction through its captive breeding
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| Cheetah Photographs courtesy of & © Emdoneni Lodge &
Game Farm |
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Over the past two decades the De Wildt
Centre's efforts have resulted in the major achievement of breeding what was once a
threatened species, the cheetah. Over the
years, nearly 600 cheetah cubs have been born at De Wildt, a dramatic contrast to the days
when the entire cheetah population of South Africa was estimated at a mere 700.
To achieve its mission the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust has an extensive community
outreach and education programme and a strategic breeding plan. The Trust conducts
research on wildlife disease and nutrition and in South Africa it has implemented a
national plan for the conservation of free roaming cheetah.
The Aims of the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust
• To breed rare and endangered species.
• To support scientific investigations into all aspects of these species.
• To promote public awareness - particularly amongst the younger generation - of the
pressing need for wildlife preservation: to afford visitors to the Centre of the
opportunity of viewing endangered species in natural surroundings and at close quarters.
• To continue to play a role in conservation biology by helping to maintain adequate
gene pools or rare and endangered species.
• To generate income to support existing and future breeding projects at the Centre.
• Where feasible, to re-establish endangered wildlife species into areas where they
once occurred naturally.
Related Links:
» Book a tour to De
Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Centre.
» Day Trip to De Wildt
View itinerary to De Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Centre.
» De Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Trust
website - Visit the official web site.
» Cheetah
- Facts about the cheetah. |
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