Community Engagement - 12 Cheetahs Update

This past December, a new female was introduced in Coutada 11 as part of our 12 Cheetahs initiative. After a few months of settling into her new home, she decided to go on an exploratory mission this past week. While not unusual after a relocation, her collar let us know she had ranged far outside of her normal area, heading all the way to the village of Marromeu.

Due to the high level of human activity in the area, a decision was made to go capture her and bring her back closer to the safety of the floodplain. Human-wildlife conflict is a very real thing in Africa, and while interventions cannot always stop it from happening, our initiatives have taught us that any chance you can prevent it, you should.

These recovery missions provide valuable time with local communities to educate them on the importance of protecting wildlife. On this recovery mission, people from the local community actually assisted with carrying her across a river to the crate so she could be loaded into the Land Cruiser.

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A big thank you to the entire team at Zambezi Delta Safaris and Anti-Poaching for their ongoing efforts with this initiative. Without them on the front lines of conservation, none of this is possible.