Africat Foundation
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The AfriCat Foundation was founded in 1992. It is recognized by the Ministry of Environment & Tourism of Namibia
as a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of African big cats, especially cheetahs and leopards. It is based in Otjiwarongo
, Namibia
.
The organization offers farmers the opportunity to pick up animals they caught alive. These animals are then be fed and cared for on the premises of AfriCat. If the cats get heavily injured by traps they also get medically treatment. After the treatment and care the animals will be released in a safe area or if the damage to an animal is permanent and it no longer can hunt, it will remain on the several square kilometer large Okonjima Lodge. If a mother animal had been shot dead and the pups have not yet learned to hunt, these animals would not survive in the wild. They also remain on the premises of the Foundation.
The AfriCat Foundation offers tourists an impression on their work on their Okonjima Lodge. It is possible to watch the feeding or to watch the cats on the premises. Okonjima is also the largest donor to the Foundation.
This article is based on information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
as a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of African big cats, especially cheetahs and leopards. It is based in Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo
Otjiwarongo is a city of 20,000 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Otjiwarongo electoral constituency and also the capital of Otjozondjupa....
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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The AfriCat Foundation offers tourists an impression on their work on their Okonjima Lodge. It is possible to watch the feeding or to watch the cats on the premises. Okonjima is also the largest donor to the Foundation.
External links
- http://www.africat.org/
- Okonjima-Lodge
This article is based on information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.