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Henry David Thoreau wrote "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived". 

The wild man and wild woman lives in all of us. The need for “wildness” is as ancient a desire as the creation of life itself. 
All of us caught up in our hectic, chaotic lives, at one time or another long for that feeling of being truly wild and at one with nature.

And yet as much as we need the freedom of nature, why is it that so much of our energy appears to be directed towards destruction rather than conservation?

We are living at an important and fruitful moment now, for it is clear to us that the images of the all- consumptive past must be replaced with a sustainable utilisation of the environment; sustainable for ourselves, our children and the generations to come.

Never before has the fate of the planet rested so firmly in the hands of one species.

The decline of a carnivore generally alters the ecological balance of its biological community.
Carnivores are linked through predation to herbivores, which are, in turn, linked to each other through competition and to plant communities by their foraging. They are particularly sensitive to environmental disturbance and the decline or disappearance of these vulnerable carnivore species serves as an indicator of changes in their ecosystem.

Through education, research, sustainable living and animal welfare the AFRICAT FOUNDATION is committed to doing its part in the conservation of the ecosystems in which the carnivores of Africa play out their lives in what is truly a wild country.

We invite you to come and share with us a glimpse of nature; you will not leave untouched.
Dr. Mark Jago – Executive Director of The AfriCat Foundation

AFTER YEARS OF DEDICATED WORK,
OKONJIMA & AFRICAT
ARE PROUD TO HAVE ACHIEVED
SUCCESS IN THE CONSERVATION AND REHABILITATION
OF CHEETAHS AND LEOPARDS!