AfriCat and Okonjima Namibia

The AfriCat Foundation was founded in 1991 and officially registered as a non-profit organisation in August 1993. AfriCat has grown significantly since then and what started out primarily as an animal welfare organisation has over the years, identified the need to include a focus on education and research as being essential to our mission the long-term conservation of large carnivores in Namibia. We concentrate on four objectives in working towards our mission: To create awareness and promote the tolerance of large carnivores among the farming communities by assisting farmers in effective farm management techniques, including targeting problem predators as opposed to indiscriminate removal To educate youth about large carnivores and environmental awareness To research large carnivores, particularly cheetahs and leopards, on farmland and in captivity To provide humane shelter, treatment and care for orphaned and injured animals OKONJIMA is the home of the AfriCat Foun...