Towards the end of 2010, CCB were called to a problem animal report to collect a female cheetah and her two young cubs that had been caught by a farmer near our Ghanzi camp. They had unfortunately taken his livestock and he was not prepared to keep them on the farm. One cub was still at large, so with the help of the farm workers we set a trap in the hope of reuniting the family. The cubs were some of the youngest CCB has dealt with (approximately 8-10 weeks old) and we quickly learned they were still small enough to escape out of the trap. But with the mother and one cub still held in an adjacent holding pen, the remaining cub (nicknamed ‘Houdini’) wouldn’t go far. We made some rapid adjustments to the trap and reset, to hope the next night would be more successful.
The following morning we were glad to catch the cub and transported the two female cubs and their mother back to the CCB base to await Dr Kyle Good’s arrival.
The adult female was anaesthetised, a health check was performed and she was fitted with a satellite collar to enable us to monitor her movements post release. The family were released on the 16th Nov in one of Botswana's wildlife management areas and we are happy to report, that to date they remain well. They have stayed close to their release site and CCB will continue to monitor their progress.
The following morning we were glad to catch the cub and transported the two female cubs and their mother back to the CCB base to await Dr Kyle Good’s arrival.
The adult female was anaesthetised, a health check was performed and she was fitted with a satellite collar to enable us to monitor her movements post release. The family were released on the 16th Nov in one of Botswana's wildlife management areas and we are happy to report, that to date they remain well. They have stayed close to their release site and CCB will continue to monitor their progress.
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