We are Cheetah Friendly – Part I
My journey from Cape Town to Kimberly by plane, then on the road to the border of Botswana in the NW Province “Howzit? How are the cheetahs?” ask my new friends in Cape Town. “I’m going to Bray for...
View ArticleWe are Cheetah Friendly – Part II
“We are cheetah friendly”. The sign hangs on the gates of farms who participate in Cheetah Outreach’s Livestock Guardian Dog Program. In a land where commercial farming has encroached on wildlife...
View ArticleThe Cheetah in Kenya
In the last three years I’ve worked tirelessly meeting people in the field of cheetah conservation both at home in California and in the countries where the cheetah still roam their natural habitat....
View ArticleThe Cheetah & The San Bushmen of Botswana
While traveling with Cheetah Conservation Botswana, I had the rare experience to meet the Nai Nai San Bushmen of the Central Kalahari. The name Nai Nai translates directly as “people of the bush” thus...
View ArticleSan Style: Dancing in Botswana
You never know what you’ll encounter in your travels. During my time reporting on Cheetah Conservation Botswana’s work, I headed to the town of Ghanzi to get supplies and run a few errands with CCB’s...
View ArticleBreaking Bad: Poachers on the Loose in Kenya
I was in Kenya this July, in Samburu County, working on a story about cheetahs, and found myself camping with conservationists at the ranger station in Meibae Community Conservancy. Meibae, founded in...
View ArticleMamma Cheetah’s Outreach in Samburu
“Mamma Cheetah!” someone shouts at us from the crowds of people strolling through the dusty streets. The Action for Cheetahs in Kenya team just filled up the truck and is pulling out of the...
View ArticleThe Cheetah, the Maasai & the Tourist
Ears back..After getting harassed by the topi and found out by the wildebeest, the cheetah brothers walk off into the sunset in search of easier prey. Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. The wildebeest are...
View ArticleTech & the Cheetah
Photographing the photographer: A young Samburu girl takes pictures with her cellphone to share with friends on Facebook. Outside Kisima, Samburu County, Kenya. Some regions of Kenya have better cell...
View ArticleKenya’s Problematic Progress
Dangerous curves: The Mombassa Road is a notorious hotspot for accidents. Outside Salama, Kenya. (Photograph by Marcy Mendelson/Cheetah-Watch.com) Driving on a Friday night from the idyllic campsite to...
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