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Okonjima, home of The
AfriCat Foundation, was established as a
small 'guest farm' in 1986.
For generations, the Hanssen Family had been avid cattle farmers
until the need for solutions to increasing livestock losses and
post-independence interest in Namibia as a tourist destination,
changed the face of Okonjima, as well as that of Carnivore Conservation.
With the family still at the helm, Okonjima now encompasses a dedicated
team and a variety of accommodation facilities, offering you, our
guest, a truly Namibian stay…
Established in 1993, The AfriCat Foundation started off as a sanctuary
for Cheetah and Leopard rescued from irate, livestock farmers.
Today, AfriCat is dedicated to the protection and long-term conservation of all
large carnivores in Namibia and has since become renowned for much-needed Environmental
Education, Carnivore Research and Animal Welfare.
Environmental Education Programmes amongst Namibia’s youth
as well as the farming community are aimed at promoting greater
tolerance of carnivores through:
- Environmental Awareness Programmes and
- Mitigating farmer-predator conflict on farmland, through improved
livestock protection methods
- Carnivore Research is imperative in order to establish effective
management strategies and techniques, thereby supporting the
sustainable conservation of each species
- The Welfare Programme includes rescue, release and rehabilitation
of a large number of confiscated, injured and orphaned carnivores
The AfriCat Foundation is based on the farm Okonjima; this mutually
beneficial relationship allows for interested visitors to experience,
first hand, the works of The Project, gaining valuable insight
into carnivore conservation and, at the same time, creating the
platform for donating much-needed funds to The Project and its
Programmes.
1. Okonjima - an Intoduction
2. Tourism at Okonjima
3. AfriCat - Small Beginnings....
4. The AfriCat - Okonjima Relationship
5. The AfriCat Foundation - Objectives
6. Management
7. Local Community Implications
8. Distribution and Density
9. Okonjima - An intensive leopard study site
10. Tourism today
11. Conclusion
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