Two male Cheetah are still in the habituation process to the new environment of Madikwe. We have visited them in their protective boma, observed how they are fed, and verified that they are doing well.

It sounds like an unreal Christmas tale. But it is a true story. What is the secret of Cheetah number 4B626D7E5B? And what has this mysterious cat to do with Madikwe?

The whole attention is given currently to the two cheetahs males which were introduced a few days ago in Madikwe Game Reserve. Why is the monitoring of their first movements so important?

The ambitious new cheeath project of Madikwe reached another milestone this week. On Monday, 30 November 2015, two cheetah males were successfully introduced into the reserve.

We have reported a lot this year about Madikwe’s cheetah project. We have talked about successes, hopes, joys, but also many setbacks. What is the situation now? And in particular: what are the prospects to introduce cheetah females into the reserve next year and have the possibility of reproduction?

After the sad death of two cheetah females in Madikwe we might hear soon positive news about this project again.

The satellite collar was found in the bushes on June 13, and thus the cheetah female “Rhulani” declared dead. As the body was never found, why is it certain that the cheetah is really dead? What will happen now with the project?

The sad news reached us on 19 June. “Rhulani”, the first female cheetah introduced into the reserve, had only a short life. She died after a fatal attack with the four cheetah male.

Exactly one month ago, “Rhulani”, the first female cheetah in Madikwe, was released into the wild and as started to explore the 75,000 hectares of the reserve.

An impressive female white rhino was hurt by a too narrow foot collar. Rhulani sponsored the removal of the collar during the visit of private safaris from Switzerland.