BY Rupi Mangat
Above: One of the five famous cheetah band at rest in Masai Mara. Copyright Rupi Mangat Published: Saturday, Nation newspaper – Saturday 23 June 2018 Rain clouds hurtle down the escarpment to fill the deep valley. Everything gets shrouded in white. We are looking over the famous Great Rift Valley that can be seen from […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above: Elephant feeding in the lush swamp in Siana Springs Conservancy Copyright Rupi Mangat Published: Saturday Magazine 16 June 2018 Nestled in the craggy hills of Ngama from where the springs that give the wildlife haven its name, Siana, the sound of water and the wind add to the drama of the day. I […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above: Cruel taste – a sloth dressed in pink bow with a tourist. Wath the horrendous clip below on how the sloths are captured and put in sacks to be sold in the tourist trade Published in The East African Nation media December 16, 2017 There’s a right way and the wrong way of doing it…as […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Above picture:Cheetah cubs confiscated from the illegal pet trade in the Somali region of Somaliland. The cub on the bottom had just died due to inadequate care. The other two cubs were eventually transferred to the Born Free Foundation sanctuary in Ethiopia. © Günther Wirth. The horrific illegal trade in cheetah cubs and other endangered […]
BY Rupi Mangat
Dr. Elena V. Chelysheva (PhD) is Project Founder and Principal Investigator of Mara-Meru Cheetah Project Q and A about why we MUST be clear about Cheetahs Can you explain briefly why we need to save cheetah Cheetah as a species survived a genetic bottleneck approximately 12,000 years ago, when only a few thousands individuals were left in the […]
BY Rupi Mangat
By Femke Broekhuis, PhD Project Director Mara Cheetah Project Kenya Wildlife Trust Don’t: – Come too close to the cheetahs. Even if cheetahs are used to the presence of vehicles they are wild animals and we need to treat them with respect – Surround a cheetah on a kill. Kills often attract other predators such as lions […]
BY Rupi Mangat
By Mary Wykstra founder of Action for Cheetahs in Kenya Can you explain briefly why we need to save cheetah Kenya holds one of the last remaining cheetah strongholds. Not only are cheetahs a valuable part of the ecosystem, but also cheetahs are one of the most beautiful animals to see. Tourists come to Kenya to […]
