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Namibia's Ambassador Meets Cheetah SUMMER 2002 NUMBER 18 NEWSLETTER Namibia’s Ambassador Meets Cheetah Ambassador: Cincinnati Honors Namibia n May 2nd, His Excellency Leonard N. The Ambassador met Cincinnati’s own developed with Otjiwarongo’s Rogate OIipumbu, Namibia’s Ambassador to Cat Ambassador, the hand-raised cheetah Primary School whose Principal, Mr. the USA, was honored at a special cere- Alexa, as well as Sahara, her buddy Paulus Haipare, visited Cincinnati. Laurie mony at Cincinnati Zoo.With civic and Anatolian Shepherd dog, and was intro- said:“This shows that conservation can business leaders and CCF’s Executive duced to several of the zoo’s research and be used as a tool to help build partner- Director Laurie Marker in attendance, the education activities focusing on chee- ships, and this kind of relationship City of Cincinnati presented the tahs. On meeting Alexa, Ambassador encourages educational, social and eco- Ambassador with a key to the city, in Iipumbu said,“I am delighted to see the nomic links between our two nations.” gratitude to Namibia for being chosen to cheetahs in their new spacious home and receive four of ten orphaned cheetahs, a see the wonderful care they are receiv- gift to the USA from the Namibian ing.These animals would have died if the President, Dr. Sam Nujoma (CCF’s Patron). Cheetah Conservation Fund had not These are the first wild Namibian chee- cared for them in Namibia. It also gives Namibian Ambassador tahs imported into the USA in thirty me great pleasure to be able to acknowl- Meets Cheetah Ambassador ..................................1 years. In an official Proclamation, edge the relationship between our two A Namibian Speaks Out............................................2 Hamilton County gave its appreciation countries in this special way.” CANAM Workshop ......................................................2 for being chosen to be part of the effort During his two-day visit, Ambassador CCFNamibia Wish List ..............................................2 to save the cheetah.The Board of Iipumbu traveled to local schools for an Namibian Farmer Survey..........................................3 Hamilton County Commissioners official- assembly program given by Cathryn First Wild Cheetah Sighting in 30 Years................3 ly proclaimed the day of the ceremony Hilker, Director of the Cat Ambassador Education and Outreach ..........................................4 “Leonard N. Iipumbu Day”. Program. He and Laurie talked to stu- dents about Namibia and cheetah con- Research Notes ............................................................5 servation. Work Continues in Kenya and Iran........................6 With a long history of commitment to Guarding Dogs and Donkeys to the Rescue ......8 cheetah conservation and as one of the Earthwatch Volunteer’s CCF Adventure ..............9 first American zoos to successfully breed CCF/UK and Friends of Conservation ................10 cheetahs (1974), Cincinnati Zoo has Fastest Man on Skates Supports the Cheetah 10 developed a strong partnership with Redesigned CCF Web site: www.cheetah.org..11 Namibia. CCF has worked with the Zoo Volunteers work with Iranian Visitors ................11 on many joint projects. CCF’s Education Laurie Receives Environmental Award ..............11 Centre and Cheetah Museum (named Laurie’s Fall Tour Schedule......................................11 after Cincinnati residents Cathryn and Adopt A Cheetah ......................................................12 Carl Hilker) are dedicated to Cathryn’s first Meanwhile,back in Namibia… Cheetah Cat Ambassador, a cheetah called Angel. Cheetah Store ............................................................13 Ambassador Chewbaaka in his play tree. A Sister School Relationship was Thanks! ........................................................................15 CCFOrganization ....................................................16 “Part of Namibia’s heritage” – Ambassador athryn Hilker writes: Ambassador Iipumbu also participated in a Ctrans-Atlantic Conference between the American Embassy in Windhoek and the Zoo. As a guest at the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Editorial Board, during a question and answer session, he reiterated his coun- try’s commitment to saving the cheetah as “part of his nation’s her- itage”.Everyone who met him was impressed by the Ambassador’s gracious willingness to participate in non-public appearances. He stood in the rain to watch Sahara demonstrate her running ability as she raced down a farm field and skidded to a stop at his feet! Perhaps the most compelling moment came in a school where he held a 6th grade class spellbound with stories of his life. A young boy in the first row who couldn’t stop asking questions was drawn up to stand beside the Ambassador, who put his arm on the boy’s shoulder and said to him:“In Namibia, we love our children.” The Ambassador meets Alexa,Cheetah Ambassador,with Thank you, Ambassador, for giving the Cincinnati Zoo two very precious gifts: cheetahs and Elissa Kinghts,Director of the Cat Ambassador Program at yourself. Cincinnati Zoo. CCF Newsletter • Summer 2002 • 1 News from Namibia: A Namibian Speaks Out On Behalf of the Cheetah By Katja Metzger,a farmer’s wife living on a 7000 ha farm along the Black Nossob River,about 132 km Northeast of Windhoek hilst visiting CCF’s Centre to partici- We monitor very closely, two men riding career we have had to catch a few prob- Wpate in the last CANAM workshop out on a daily basis to check on different lem leopards that specifically moved with on Management Plans for Conservancies, cowherds and calves.We always know a particular cowherd, killing a calf every I boldly stated that we have cheetah but what we have and where. second day.These animals were identi- no problems with them! During calving time cows are not fied by their spoor and killing method. Our terrain is versatile. Open grassland rotated, preventing newly born calves I encourage farmers to adopt a system with camel-thorn trees, the river and two being left behind. If a calf is missing, we of ‘nature’ management and to see big dams, omurambas, bushy hills, thick investigate.We never just assume “the Namibian nature as a whole, with top bush, and a smaller mountainous part cheetah caught the calf”. predators and not without. towards the Swakop river catchment Over the years, we found the fault lay Make room for natural game! It really area.We run a cow-calf operation. During either with the cow—when she, for some is something very special that one does eleven years of farming we could not reason, is not able to look after the calf not easily find in many other places in the prove cheetah responsible for one calf (bad mother, thick nipples etc.)—or with world. loss. the calf, who may have some kind of How can I say that? What do cheetahs deformity (one gets this amongst hun- eat? They must eat game, which is nor- dreds of animals). It may be human error. Top Ten Big Wish List for CCF Namibia mal. Of course, they eat some of our A farmer always needs to know past, (Including Our Clinical Wishes) Springbok lambs, Kudu calves and little present and expected herd details. FYI: the US Dollar = about 10 Namibian Dollars Hartebeest, but that is nature isn’t it? And Control is the magical word! 1.Guest & Staff accommodation—so more folks can we do have plenty of natural game avail- Many farmers believe too easily that visit: more wonderful rondavels please! Each costs about able. cheetah or jackals are responsible for US$12,000… We have two calving seasons a year; losses.The fault may lie with the farmer’s 2.Communication costs to help us keep in touch with our cows calve in the veld without aid. management techniques. Farming is a the world: telephone-US$13,000; internet-US$1240 & cell- hard business; it means constant control US$150 over vast areas. In Namibia it also means 3.Electricity: NAMPOWER (so we can see in the dark understanding nature: living with, not after 11pm): Connecting CCF to the grid-US$50,000; against it. I know cheetah can be a prob- Maintenance- US$25,000 per year lem with introduced game such as bles- 4.Computers (always!): 2 desktop basic Pentiums & 2 bok and black-faced impala, but one has laptop Pentiums 5.Transport to keep us on the road saving cheetahs!: to ask whether introducing animals for- fuel-US$750 per month; tyres (like that English spelling!)- eign to an area is really morally correct. US$200 The leopard is another story.We have 6.A computerized cash register… had problems with leopards and would 7.Radio & battery@US$39 & torches to keep away the never run cows with small calves in dark@US$250! mountainous areas. During our farming 8.Basic steel rack shelving—10 @US$200 each; chest of drawers,US$200; & trashcans with lids,only US$80! 9.The cost of educational promotion… an open figure but every bit counts! The Conservation Association of Namibia 10.Clinical Wishes for our clinically-minded well-wish- ers: (CANAM) Management Plan Workshop 1.Gas anesthesia machine (Isoflorane) 2.Portable X-Ray By Frauke Roschlau,Secretary,CANAM, for the Ministry of Environment and 3.Centrifuge: adjustable for hematocrits and blood Namibia’s umbrella body for commercial Tourism (MET), outlined minimum tubes/adjustable speed (or) for spinning hematocrits conservancies requirements for a management plan in only n November 2001, CANAM held a suc- order to be sanctioned by MET. 4.Differential blood counter Icessful workshop on Management Black Nossob, Etosha and Seeis 5.Laryngoscope Plans at CCF’s Research and Education Conservancies
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