CCB contributed the Botswana perspective to the publication of a special edition of Cat News focusing on the status of cheetah in Southern Africa. Published by the IUCN’s Cat Specialist Group and as a result of the previous regional cheetah workshop, held at the facilities of CCF in Namibia in December 2005, this issue focused upon the Status and Conservation Needs of Cheetahs in Southern Africa. CCB contributed by providing a Status Report for Botswana. Together with these special publications, a Cheetah Compendium has also been launched on the Cat
Specialist Group web site at: www.catsg.org

During October, CCB again benefited from the steadfast consideration of the
Howard G. Buffett Foundation when we were awarded three brand new
Toyota 4X4 vehicles. CCB’s recent growth and a better ability to reach
more rural communities has been matched by greater demands upon an aging vehicle fleet and increasing operating challenges that have followed. This outstanding award now makes it possible (together with fleet operating support from the Predator Conservation Trust, Virginia Safari Park, Panther Ridge, Reston Zoological Park, the Zoological Society of Washington, Cougar Mountain and Richmond Metro Zoo) to forge ahead with scheduled community activities
without being ruled by the vagaries of operating only older
vehicles. This wide recognition of just how important vehicles are to our work, given the scale of investment required, is immeasurable on any usual scale of gratitude, but we thank you all nevertheless!