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Ghanzi, Botswana–This is the first installment from reporting on cheetah conservation and human/predator co-existence from Southern Africa. We begin in Botswana….
Its my first week volunteering and observing the work that Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) does from their base camp located outside the town of Ghanzi.
From what I can surmise on this hot morning, the job takes place behind the wheel. OK, I am exaggerating, but the truth is that locations are not close by. They are many miles away, down ungraded gravel roads, and those are the ones in fair condition. Turning off the main road is a guarantee of throwing the tires out of alignment, and once one turns off, it can be another long bumpy ride way into the bush before reaching the final destination of a farm house, a marking tree, a local community, a cattle post, etc. The trusty Toyota Hilux that CCB uses takes a beating. Petrol and repairs are vital to be able to just get a day’s work done
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