www.cheetahbotswana.com

conserving the wild cheetah population of Botswana    


Who we are

Rebecca Klein
- is our project coordinator and became interested in starting up a cheetah program when she moved to Botswana to work at Mokolodi Nature Reserve. Upon discovering that there was no conservation going on for the regularly persecuted and endangered cheetah, she teamed up with Dr Kyle Good to try and initiate a program.
She has a degree in Wildlife Biology from Leeds University, UK and has experience in a wide range of conservation projects worldwide.


Dr Kyle Good
- is our full time veterinarian. She moved to Botswana after living in Zimbabwe as a wildlife vet and conducting a study on Matopos black rhinos. She came to work as Mokolodi's vet at the wildlife rehabilitation centre. Here she also became involved in the plight of cheetahs in Botswana.
Kyle studied for her DVM at the Virginia Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and has had experience on working on a large range of African animals from snakes to leopards and more.


Ann Marie Houser
- is our field biologist and came to join us after working at Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, bringing with her many essential skills from that successful program and her own experiences.
She is based at our field camp in Jwaneng Game Reserve and coordinates our activities there.
She has a degree in African Wildlife Management from Michigan State University and has worked on numerous projects around the world.


Thabang Kitso Segaetsho
- is our Community Conservation Officer and joined the project in June 2006. He brings a variety of skills and considerable experience in wildlife management, especially in the area of Problem Animal Control, acquired during training at De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa. Thabang has a National Diploma in Nature Conservation from Cape Peninsula University of Technology and a Bachelors degree in Nature Conservation, from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa.


Wabotlhe Letubo
- is our Conservation Education Officer and was recruited to the project in June 2006. After completing her degree in Environmental Science and Population Studies, at the University of Botswana, Wabotlhe worked as a researcher for the Botswana/USA partnership (BOTUSA) and the Botswana Training Authority (BOTA), as well as for the university itself. With a background in environmental and population research, Wabotlhe brings a range of skills and experience now being applied to her role with CCB.





(left to right) Kyle, Rebecca, two volunteers, AnnMarie