A hundred years ago you could find cheetahs, wild on the vast majority in Africa and parts of Asia. Now their numbers have decreased and are mostly confined to protected areas. The wild population by half by 1970 that made them are threatened with extinction, the rehabilitation of these animals and the rejuvenation of their number was reduced critical.
This is where the Hoedspruit Cheetah Project, at the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre at the baseSouth Africa arrives, your efforts are for the safety of the cheetah breeding and breeding of cheetahs in captivity, and training of local communities and volunteers to visit conservation projects. Voluntary conservation in Hoedspruit is an active research and rewarding, it can be in close contact with the Cheetahs, their children, and a number of other animals in the rehabilitation and breeding projects.
Part of the Hoedspruit CheetahProject has the task of how man has affected the natural habitat of the cheetah to teach. This means understanding the visiting schools and promote students to the problem. Life is for cheetahs in the wild difficult competitive environment. They must contend with predators such as lions, leopards and hyenas, as well as the threat from competitors roaming cheetahs in their territory. Cheetahs have to endure the ongoing struggle of hunting for food, while protecting vulnerable young people andSpecies must be upstream of the narrowing in their territory from human influence.
Cheetahs need large areas to hunt their prey, they prefer open country, where they can leverage their tremendous speed. The availability of these open spaces is reduced due to the spread of humans and agricultural land and cheetahs are sometimes viewed as pests by farmers who want to protect their livestock from predators.
In South Africa, where the cheetahs are orphaned or injured andan encounter with lions or with humans, are brought to the Hoedspruit Cheetah Project. This is a place where students volunteer on conservation courses and certificate allows an animal rehabilitation, to help the animals back in their full strength and confidence before their reintroduction careful.
A similar process occurs with the cheetahs and other animals that are bred in the center. Hoedspruit Cheetah Project makes it his task to gethealthy populations of cheetahs in the wild by the intersection of various sectors to ensure a healthy genetic mix.
Rehabilitation animals and education is a slow and gradual process that requires care and attention. Volunteers help in the conservation of cheetahs through participation in the daily care and maintenance of its facilities in the center. This includes feeding, holding, supporting the veterinarian with procedures, and also the capture of animals in the parks. This is aconvenient and practical experience, where learning and participation are central. If you want to get close to these beautiful animals and vulnerable, learn more about Hoedspruit and conservation volunteering.