#cheetahoutreach

[brisonsafari]

#cheetah #cheetahs #cheetahprint #cheetahgirls #cheetahgirl #cheetahcub #cheetahlicious #cheetahlove #cheetahnails #cheetahsisters #cheetahhunt #cheetahpants #cheetahshirt #cheetahdress #cheetahscarf #cheetahshoes #cheetahblanket #cheetahrun #cheetahoutreach #cheetahsistas #cheetahmakeup #cheetahprints #cheetahleggings #cheetahbaby #cheetahtattoo #cheetahbow #cheetahexperience #cheetaheverything #cheetahprintnails #wildlife (at Kenya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRDxk0Xgcu-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[etortum]

#meerkat #meerkatsofinstagram #photooftheday #wildlifeplanet #photosofinstagram #savetheplanet🌍 #sanctuary #conservation #splendid_animals #natgeowild #animalpolis #wildlifeofinstagram #africa #animalsofinstagram #discovery #africanconservation #african #africanwildlife #animallovers #africananimals #animals #wildlifephotography #wild #wildlife #safari #wildlifeplanet #volunteer #protect #savetheplanet #southafrica #seeyououtthere😸🙈🐺🐴🐷🐏🐮🐃🐯🐼 Please Follow ⬇️ @evrentortum for more Photo credit Steph@cheetahoutreach https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ejHRin779/?igshid=1vn1275yv6lya

[whiskersandwinebar]

Happy Caturday! Today we wanted to introduce you to our partner Saving One Life and their Director of Operations, Brianne Youngberg.   From an early age, Brianne had a love for cats. One of her first words was “kitty”, even though her family did not have a cat. At the age of 13, she volunteered at Shambala Preserve, helping the keepers and their three legged cheetah, Subira. Her love for big cats took her to Africa as a volunteer with amazing organizations like Cheetah Outreach and Cheetah Conservation Fund. She has educated people from all over the world about the plight of the cheetah.   After working in the shelter world for seven years, Brianne followed her passion for smaller cats by starting Saving One Life - San Diego, in 2018.  Saving One Life is a labor of love. It is a 100% volunteer run rescue and sanctuary. Since its start, Saving One Life - San Diego has saved over 500 felines from the streets of Southern California, making a meaningful impact on the orphaned feline population.    In addition to running Saving One Life - San Diego, Brianne is a part-time Wildlife Care Associate at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. She works with the ambassador animal team, and gets to share the organization's commitment to saving species worldwide, and to inspiring passion for nature.   We are excited to be partnering with Brianne and Saving One Life! Whiskers and Wine would not work without them! . #savingonelifesd #whiskersandwinebar #partnership #adoptdontshop #fostercats #catsandcocktails #catsaretherapy #catsofinstagram #cheetah #cheetahconservationfund #cheetahoutreach #sandiegozoosafaripark #SanDiego #northpark #universityheights #adamsavesd (at Whiskers & Wine Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQB2ZzXj8kg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[sorayaadventures-blog]

Finding Truth in South Africa

Coffee, cheetahs, culture and cocktails!   

I am not gonna lie to you guys. This day ran the gambit, so we are splitting it up into 2 posts. In day 3, we said farewell to Leslie (don’t worry, he’s back with us again soon) and spent the day with our new guide for the day, Pam McOnie of Cape Fusion Tours. Pam is an expert at crafting really special intimate experiences for her guests. I knew I couldn’t go to South Africa without learning more about apartheid and seeing a township; but, was very concerned with exploitative tourism. Given my hospitality background, Pam’s African Cooking Class (at a cooking school for those living in the Langa township) along with a District 6 tour, fit the bill.

And, because someone on our trip decided cheetahs are her “spirit animal,” Pam even included a pit stop at a Cheetah Sanctuary. [We aren’t going in the exact order of the day, but since this is my story, I can do what I want and have fun with the storytelling. I encourage you to chart your own course on your adventures too.]

Fortunately for us (and unfortunately for those around us), we started our visit to District 6 with a hefty caffeine boost. 

Pam took us to Truth Coffee Roasting - the number 1 coffee shop in the world! It was legit. First of all, it is Steampunk-themed... to the point that coffee is even weighed and measured with some contraption full of pulleys and levers. I do love a good show.

Just don’t ask for sugar. They have a paddle that says No Sugar Required (their sugar packets also say No Sugar Required to drive home the shame of adding it to their coffee). We had a behind the scenes look at the roaster and it’s a very mad scientist/apothecary setting before settling into a cozy leather booth for coffee. Here, Pam attempted to bestow us with a history lesson on District 6. Bless Pam and her patience and dedication to ensuring these rowdy, easily-distracted folks learned us some history during this trip.

Hear me: This. Coffee. Is. Not. To. Be. Missed. It was probably one of the most perfect cups I have ever had (and I went back twice during the trip). Even my friend, Lore, who loves her diabetes coffee didn’t add sugar. I will give you the paddle myself if you don’t go.  

Truth Coffee Roasting is conveniently located across the street from the District 6 Museum, which is housed in a 170-year old church.  Here, we learned more deeply about apartheid, it’s effects and the beauty of a community coming together to build something wonderful from pain and tragedy. Originally a mixed community of freed slaves, merchants, artisans, laborers, and immigrants, over 60,000 inhabitants were forcibly removed from the area during apartheid. Once apartheid ended, they collected street signs and other artifacts to build the museum dedicated to the memory of their home. 

IRL, we next headed to Langa Township for our cooking class which admittedly has a better flow in story-telling. But instead I will tell you about our Cheetah Outreach encounter and evening activities.

As soon as we began to head to the sanctuary, the skies opened up for a heavy downpour. But we are nothing if not determined, so we forged on with our date to spend time with a cheetah. The cheetah sanctuary had many different animals that had been rescued and rehabilitated, including tons of other wild cats. The staff was super attentive to the cheetahs’ needs so be prepared to wait until the cheetah is ready for its next visitor. They were truly beautiful creatures and much softer than you would think!

While we were snuggling up to the fastest runners on the savannah, Pam made reservations for dinner at Bouchon Bistro, where we couldn’t get our forks into the delicious tapas fast enough. And the extensive, curated wine list is sure to please even the pickiest oenophile.

We closed our delightful evening at Headquarters (around the corner from the restaurant) for a night cap, craft cocktails and live music... arguably against our better judgement, given our early flight to the safari the next day.

TL;DR

Don’t Miss: The District 6 Museum for a beautiful story on community after sorrow

See: Cheetahs and other wild cats at the Cheetah Outreach

Skip: The sugar in your coffee at Truth Coffee Roasting. But, don’t miss getting a cup from here! It’s life changing.

Eat: Dinner at Bouchon Bistro with a night cap at Headquarters just around the corner

Pro Tip: Snag a photo with the Steampunk Doorman outside of Truth Coffee Roasting

[waltb31]

“Is it bedtime yet? I’m kinda sleepy!” #SaveTheCheetah #SaveTheBigCats #Repost @cheetah_loooveee ・・・ #cheetah #cheetahprint #cheetahs #cheetahgirls #cheetahgirl #cheetahnails #cheetahlicious #cheetahhunt #cheetahscarf #cheetahsisters #cheetahlove #cheetahpants #cheetahmakeup #cheetahprints #cheetahshirt #cheetahsistas #cheetahblanket #cheetahcub #cheetahdress #cheetahshoes #cheetahrun #cheetahbaby #cheetahleggings #cheetahbow #cheetahoutreach #cheetahtattoo #cheetahchrome #cheetahlife #cheetahciety #cheetahwrap

[henbaa]

Some wild cats of Africa at Cheetah outreach #homeschooling #earthschooling #cheetahoutreach (bij Somerset West, Western Cape)

[featheredfall]

Ohemgee. Cheetah cubs!! 💛🐆☀️ #cheetahs #cheetahoutreach #southafrica #conservation #love #whiffenpoofs #waffletoots #worldtour (at Cheetah Outreach)

[craiglotter]

Love the fact that this observation deck has a suitably tongue in cheek name: The Cat Scan. #cheetahoutreach #observationdeck #cheetah #paardevlei #somersetwest #southafrica (at Cheetah Outreach)

[jillhoven]

Right. So this just happened! 😜 Today we drove about 30 minutes out of Cape Town to #CheetahOutreach, a conservation organization dedicated to saving the highly endangered #cheetah population (current estimates seem to indicate that there are only around 800-850 cheetahs left in #SouthAfrica), mostly through outreach programs with local farmers. Because cheetahs may hunt their livestock, farmers often trap and poison cheetahs (and in the process, also kill many servals, caracals, jackals and other animals, as well). Cheetah Outreach works directly with farmers, both educating them about cheetahs and wildlife (for example, servals look very much like small cheetahs, but they cannot eat animals much bigger than rodent-size, hence do not attack livestock), and, in a much more dramatic way, by breeding Anatolian Shepherds (dogs long bred to work with livestock and protect them from wild animals in Turkey) which they place with farmers and their families. Cheetah Outreach covers all care and training for the dogs for their first year. And in return for both a dog who will loyally serve to protect their livestock and the care, the farmers sign a contract saying they will no longer kill cheetahs. It's a pretty fascinating process! As part of their educational curriculum (they often go to schools, especially in those areas where there is strife between farmers and cheetahs, attempting to teach people early on to consider cheetahs as an important part of the South African landscape, and deserving of protection), they hand raise a dozen or so cheetahs as "ambassadors" - both for their educational outreach programs, as well as occasionally working with their dogs (they currently have one 16-week old puppy named Juliet who is being raised with a cheetah cub named Romeo!). Turns out, these ambassadors are available for "encounters" where you are allowed to pet them! So, um, yeah. I was TOTALLY down with that! This is Sahara, their only female cheetah. And I case you were wondering, she was PURRING like a super large kitten! She was very soft, and was totally into her handler, who she kept licking and nuzzling with her head. #LifeIsGood #HowWeAdventure (at Cheetah Outreach)

[11-11pm-thoughts]

Guys, the cheetah outreach at spier in stellenbosch has moved to Somerset West.. I urge u to visit them and support their program to help save these almost extinct animals.. Honestly, what an incredible experience.. Those who live in Cape Town can volunteer at the outreach to help out with tours, train to be handlers and even to play with the cheetahs..I watched these volunteers from South Africa and around the world play with them as if I were playing with my own cats.. #LifeGoal 🙌 #SupportTheCause #SaveTheCheetahs #CheetahOutreach

[etortum]

How would you caption this look? 🧡 #batearedfox of #africa #cheetah_outreach #splendid_animals #natgeowild #animalpolis #wildlifeofinstagram #africa #animalsofinstagram #discovery #africanconservation #african #africanwildlife #animallovers #africananimals #animals #wildlifephotography #wild #wildlife #safari #wildlifeplanet #volunteer #care #protect #savetheplanet #save #southafrica #seeyououtthere😸🙈🐺🐴🐷🐏🐮🐃🐯🐼 Picture credit to Danika @cheetahoutreach https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dL90BHyZ0/?igshid=5d8l237ekrix

[andreamendess]

XONEI! By @dudubertholini "ESSA É A MALAIKA #malaika ,UMA CARACAL #caracal ,ESPÉCIE DE LINCE AFRICANO QUE TAMBÉM VIVE NO CHEETAH OUTREACH #cheetahoutreach & TEM AS ORELHAS MAIS EXÓTICAS & CHARMOSAS POSSIVEIS!!! CUTE GIRL 🐯🐯💛💛 #intothewild #southafrica #somersetwest #africadosul #africa #africawedoreyou"

[waltb31]

“Is it bedtime yet? I’m kinda sleepy!” #SaveTheCheetah #SaveTheBigCats #Repost @cheetah_loooveee ・・・ #cheetah #cheetahprint #cheetahs #cheetahgirls #cheetahgirl #cheetahnails #cheetahlicious #cheetahhunt #cheetahscarf #cheetahsisters #cheetahlove #cheetahpants #cheetahmakeup #cheetahprints #cheetahshirt #cheetahsistas #cheetahblanket #cheetahcub #cheetahdress #cheetahshoes #cheetahrun #cheetahbaby #cheetahleggings #cheetahbow #cheetahoutreach #cheetahtattoo #cheetahchrome #cheetahlife #cheetahciety #cheetahwrap

[waltb31]

Love wins. #TrueLove #SaveTheCheetah #SaveTheBigCats #Repost @cheetah_loooveee ・・・ #cheetah #cheetahprint #cheetahs #cheetahgirls #cheetahgirl #cheetahnails #cheetahlicious #cheetahhunt #cheetahscarf #cheetahsisters #cheetahlove #cheetahpants #cheetahmakeup #cheetahprints #cheetahshirt #cheetahsistas #cheetahblanket #cheetahcub #cheetahdress #cheetahshoes #cheetahrun #cheetahbaby #cheetahleggings #cheetahbow #cheetahoutreach #cheetahtattoo #cheetahchrome #cheetahlife #cheetahciety #cheetahwrap

[craiglotter]

I love the architectural style that they ultimately chose to preserve throughout this grand renewal of the historic Paardevlei precinct! This particular building is currently home to Cheetah Outreach #cheetahoutreach #paardevlei #somersetwest #southafrica (at Cheetah Outreach)

[craiglotter]

It was quite a surprise to encounter two cheetahs from our local, Somerset West/Paardevlei based, Cheetah Outreach sanctuary at the Cape Town Ostrich Ranch on Sunday! #cheetah #cheetahoutreach #capetownostrichranch #philadelphia #southafrica (at Cape Town Ostrich Ranch)