Although Madikwe is a wildlife reserve, where the laws of the free nature apply, there is a park management, which undertakes certain activities for the protection of endangered animal species. As a guest of Rhulani, can I give support and participate in such activities?

On 15 September we reported that we have lost the signal and traces of our female Cheetah Iketle. Now, more than a month later, Iketle remains disappeared. None of the rangers from the Madikwe reserve has ever been able to see Iketle on a game drive. Does this mean that Iketle is dead? Has the Cheetah project failed?

From time to time, Rhulani’s guests ask us about the possibility to add a “conservation activity” to their safari. This provides funds for the reserve to carry out urgent work and an unforgettable holiday highlight for the guests. Thus, a benefit for both sides, a “win-win”.

The ambitious “cheetah project” keeps the Madikwe Administration on their toes. We have recently lost the signals from Iketle, our hopeful cheetah-female. For the moment, we can just speculate about the reasons.

Since two months, Iketle, the cheetah female sponsored by Rhulani, lives in freedom. We eagerly hope that the endangered animal settles in well and will get pregnant later this year. In the meantime, Iketle provides surprising headlines.This week, we found her outside the reserve!

The cheetah female “iketle”, sponsored by Rhulani, is living in freedom for three weeks in the Madikwe Game Reserve. How is she doing? We speak with Declan Hofmeyr, Operations Manager of the reserve.

The cheetah female Iketle was seen with the first kill since her recent release. She caught a little scrub hare.

With great hope the cheetah female “Iketle” was released in Madikwe Game Reserve last Friday. Rhulani Safari Lodge, a main sponsor of the project, was there.

We dedicate today’s blog due to current events to the “Cheetah Project” in Madikwe. Today, our wonderful, small, skinny cheetah female named “Iketle” gets released into the reserve. Watch this uncut version of an amazing release.

The next step in the cheetah project is concluded. A young female has successfully arrived at Madikwe and is now getting habituated to the new environment in a protective boma. At Rhulani Safari Lodge, sponsor of the “cheetah female project”, we are very excited about this news!