Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre
The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre was established in 1971. The centre plays an important role in the protection of cheetahs and has bred over eight hundred cheetah cubs.
Schools can invite the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre to give learners a formal lesson supported by a Power point presentation, and under controlled circumstances be introduced to one of their ambassador cheetahs.
Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre conservation aims:
- To continue to play a role in conservation and the preservation of the cheetah and wild dog.
- To support scientific investigations & research into all aspects of these endangered species.
- To promote conservation through Education and to raise public awareness (particularly amongst the younger generation), of the pressing need for wildlife preservation.
- To maintain a genetic pool by means of a scientifically based breeding programme.
- To work on the long term survival and solutions for cheetah and wild dog.
- To afford visitors to the Centre the opportunity to view these endangered species.
The Centre does not receive any government funding, and income generated from tours and the adoption programme is used to subsidise our conservation projects.
Cheetah Run starts and 08:00 every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday mornings – Bookings essential.
(Optional Extra – Ambassador Experience – Meet an ambassador cheetah and support our education programme and our mission to educate through conservation R50.00)
Cost:
Summer Special: September – 31 March 2017
Adult – R 370.00 per person
Children – R 160.00 per person
Visits to the Centre
You can choose from the following options:
- Walking tour – 1 ½ hours where learners will see and learn about cheetahs, wild dogs, caracal, African wild cat and various vulture species.
- Interaction with an ambassador cheetah under controlled conditions, learners can meet a trained cheetah. (30 min)
Educational presentation on one of the following topics:
- Tracks and Signs of the wild, RRR, Wild dogs and Vultures, Endangered Endemics of SA, the small 5 (30 min)
- Crafts for our planet: Learners can make recycled paper, customized earrings, spoor casts of wild life on the farm and much more (approximately 1 hour)
- Education games – learners explore the life of a cheetah and learn about our ecosystems through a session on our “prey-ground”
Contact Info
Tel: 012 504 9906/7/8
Fax: 012 504 1556 / 086 575 1479
Cell: 083 892 0515
Bookings: education@dewildt.co.za
Web: http://www.dewildt.co.za