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How you can help
There are several ways for you to help cheetah conservation!
MAKE A DONATION
By making a donation to Cheetah Conservation Botswana you will be directly assisting in our efforts to stem the steady decline of the cheetah population here, through our research, community and education programmes.
Cheques should be made payable to “Cheetah Conservation Botswana” and posted to our PO Box address in Botswana.
Direct bank transfers can be made to the following account:
Bank Name: First National Bank
Address: Kgale View Branch, Gaborone, Botswana
Branch No: 284567
Account Name: Cheetah Conservation Botswana
Account No: 62070483997
Swift Code: FIRNBWGX
For our supporters in the UK, you can make your donation to be tax deductible! Please send a cheque made payable to 'Tusk Trust' and specify in an accompanying letter that the payment is for Cheetah Conservation Botswana, at Mokolodi Nature Reserve.
For more information contact: sarah@tusk.org, tim@tusk.org; charlie@tusk.org; or call them on: Tel: 01747 831 005; Fax: 01747 831 006
Address:
Tusk Trust,
Unit 5,
Townbridge House,
High Street,
Gillingham,
Dorset
SP8 4AA
For those in the USA, you can make tax deductible donations through our US affiliate conservation organisation, Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN). To make a tax deductible donation please send a cheque made payable to “Wildlife Conservation Network” to the following address:
Stacey J. Iverson - Program Manager
Wildlife Conservation Network
25745 Bassett Lane,
Los Altos,
CA 94022
USA
Tax deductible Credit Card donations can be also be made! Simply call Wildlife Conservation Network with your credit card details.
Tel: 00 650 949 3533
Fax: 00 650 949 3733
See www.wildnet.org.
SEND US YOUR CHEETAH SIGHTINGS!
If you are visiting Botswana or if you are resident here, then the chances are that you may see cheetah on your travels within the country. Your sightings can be added to our national database, which will help us to construct and update our data to develop a better understanding of the status and distribution of cheetah in Botswana. Please send a letter, e-mail us or call us with your cheetah sightings and any information you may have that could help.
Please include the following:
1. Name and address:
2. Date: Day: ____ Month: _____ Year: ___
3. Location: include GPS coordinate if possible
4. Time of day: ____________
5. Weather: ___________
6. Number of cheetah seen: ________
7. Male / Female: ____________
8. No.of young: _______________
9. Size of young (circle):
Very small with downy mantle ¼ adult size
½ adult size ¾ adult size
10. With radiocollar or ear tag? _____
11. Activity – what were the cheetahs doing:
e.g. Resting under tree, feeding on young impala, playing with littermates, hunting springbok, walking East, etc.
ARE YOU A LOCAL FARMER?
If so,please contact us to complete a questionnaire. We conduct surveys to identify priority areas for support, to explore the factors which may encourage predators to start taking livestock, to discover which livestock protection methods are currently being used are which are effective, and also to examine perceptions, etc. Please send us your contact details and in return, we will add you to our mailing list for the latest on effective predator control and livestock management.
BECOME A VOLUNTEER
(Suspended for 2007)Join us in our research and community work and discover what it is to be a field biologist. Our camp is situated within the Jwana Game Park, at Jwaneng, so you can be sure of a real bush experience in cheetah country. Check out the volunteering section.
HELP US TO RAISE AWARENESS
No matter where on the globe you are located, spread the word about endangered species conservation. If you care, then get involved! Join your local conservation group or hold events to raise money for your favourite projects. The preservation of our biodiversity is everyones' responsibility and we all really do have the power to make a difference!
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