I have been waiting for the day we collar Askari, Bukeka and Thulile for a while now - waiting in anticipation for their SirTrack collars to arrive and eventually the day came!
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| Tiny compact Cheetah Collars |
The three cheetahs were darted by Peter Caldwell from Old Chapel Veterinary Clinic. They were darted one at a time and then we carried them out of the boma to be collared. We had 45min to check, measure and collar them before they woke up.
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| Askari |
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| Bukeka |
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| Thulile |
Deon Cilliers from the Endangered Wildlife trust and myself collaring and measuring the cheetahs. The EWT runs a Carnivore Conservation Programme, their mission is to "promote research on carnivores with special emphasis on those aspects that will improve their conservation status through the implementation of sound management strategies."
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| Myself and Deon collaring and measuring the cats |
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| Sitting with Thulile waiting for her to wake up |
A very successful morning and three collared kitty's!
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