Malaika

Malaika was born at Lory Park Animal Sanctuary near Johannesburg on 15 June, 2008, and joined Cheetah Outreach at almost five months of age as a caracal ambassador.  Her role is to help raise awareness of the plight of caracals and other small predators on South African farms and to highlight the Anatolian Guarding Dog Programme.  Caracals are highly persecuted by farmers and benefit from the presence of Anatolian shepherd livestock guarding dogs on farmland in South Africa.  Malaika means ‘angel’ in Swahili.

Thanks to Deborah Wettlaufer for adopting Malaika

Ntombi and Moya

Ntombi and Moya, brother and sister, were born at Lory Park Animal Sanctuary near Johannesburg on 26 August, 2008, and joined Cheetah Outreach at three months of age as black-backed jackal ambassadors.  Their role is to help raise awareness of the plight of black-back jackals and other small predators on South African farms and to highlight the Anatolian Guarding Dog Programme.  Like caracals, jackals are persecuted by farmers and benefit from the presence of Anatolian shepherd livestock guarding dogs on farmland in South Africa.  Ntombi means ‘girl’ and Moya means ‘wind’ in Xhosa.

Thanks to Karen Williams for adopting Ntombi and Moya

Brad and Janet

Brad and Janet joined Cheetah Outreach at 3 ½ months of age.  Brad was born at Bester Birds and Animals Zoo in Johannesburg on 12 October, 2010 and Janet was born at Lory Park Animal Sanctuary near Johannesburg on 10 October, 2010.  Both were hand-reared, and brought together at 2 ½ months of age and integrated as a pair.  As ambassadors for their species, they raise awareness of the plight of bat-eared foxes and other small predators on South African farmland and highlight the importance of the Anatolian Guarding Dog Programme which results in removal of traps and poison on South African farms.

Thanks to Hagen Zeranka for adopting Brad and Janet.

Foxtail, Foxtrot and Batman

Foxtail, Foxtrot and Batman were born at Cheetah Outreach to our 2 bat-eared foxes, Brad and Janet, on 17 October, 2011. Hand-raised for the first 6 weeks, they were integrated with their parents into a family group that will remain together at the Cheetah Outreach facility. As ambassadors for their species, they raise awareness of the plight of bat-eared foxes and other small carnivores on South African farmland and highlight the importance of the Anatolian Guarding Dog Programme which results in removal of traps and poison on South African farms.

Sebastian

Sebastian, a meerkat born 11 November, 2006, was a pet before going to Moholoholo Rehab Centre in Limpopo Province. Since Moholoholo has so many animals to care for, they weren’t able to give Sebastian the level of attention that they felt he needed. Cheetah Outreach offered to give him a home and the kind of interaction this very social animal needs. Sebastian has won the hearts of all staff and volunteers with his engaging character.

Thanks to Kevin Adams for adopting Sebastian

Minki

Minki, a female meerkat, was born in 2009 in the wild, on a farm in the Klein Karoo area of South Africa, but was orphaned when her mother was killed by dogs. She was rescued and hand-raised by a couple in Stellenbosch near Cheetah Outreach. When she was 5 months of age, she came to Cheetah Outreach, and after a very easy transition, lives with sebastian in his enclosure. Minki is full of energy and loves to play. We are all happy that Sebastian now has the company of his own species and is no longer alone.

Thanks to Kate Thompson for adopting Minki.