Lion and Cheetah Project
This Project takes place on a Lion and Cheetah breeding farm in South Africa. Everyone who comes on this Hands-on Holiday will have the opportunity of taking part in the raising of the cubs and may also have the opportunity of getting involved with the research that is happening in collaboration with the University of Pretoria, to try and isolate the gene that is responsible for the White Lion.
Although lions are not on the Endangered Species List - yet, it is a well known fact that the White Lion is virtually extinct in the wild. Many professionals predict that Lions could be on the List within the next 15 years. Cheetahs, on the other hand, are already on that list! That is why research is so vital to the ongoing existence of these” Kings of the wild”
For a roaring time .........................................
- Have you ever bathed a Lion, chatted to a Cheetah or scratched an Elephant's tummy?
- Have you ever seen a monkey or a chimpanzee in captivity, and wondered why?
- Have you ever been out on the deep blue sea and watched the dolphins at play?
- How about coming "eye-to-eye” with a Great White Shark?
- Have you ever looked down on a busy reef and watched Clown Fish play, while diving in the deep blue sea?
- Do you know what research is being done to protect endangered species of which there are many?
- Have you ever looked at the struggling creature pulling a cart up a steep hill, and seen the scars and protruding ribs and wondered why people are so cruel?
- Have you ever seen the shy Brown Hyena hiding in the shadows of a Wild Olive tree, or the coppery Lynx-like Caracal scaling the nearby rocky inclines?
- What do you truly know about Veld Management?
- Have you ever sat high up on a magnificent stallion and gazed in awe at the breathtaking countryside, and contemplated just how complex and wonderful nature is?
