Hugging the cheetahs at KWS
Apr 23rd, 2006, 11:50 AM
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Hugging the cheetahs at KWS
For Imelda (OnlyMeOirish) and Simon (Pumbavu) and any others that were interested in hugging the cheetahs at the animal orhanage in Nairobi -
Kennedy, the driver/guide that we have booked in Nairobi has successfully obtained permission to get us in! If anyone is interested in this, please email me at
lyndadswain at telus dot net for Kennedy's contact info.
I do realize this may not be the time to post this considering the other thread about the lioness, but it is under controlled conditions, and will be done along with the KWS staff. The cheetahs at the orphanage are well-fed and probably will not think of us as a treat! I had the opportunity to do this at Spiers winery in South Africa in 2003 - it was TRULY an amazing experience! Going in with respect, I just made sure that we followed the handlers instructions to the letter, and it was AWESOME!
I am really looking forward to doing this again - Leely you sure recommended a GREAT person there - Kennedy is awesome!
Kennedy, the driver/guide that we have booked in Nairobi has successfully obtained permission to get us in! If anyone is interested in this, please email me at
lyndadswain at telus dot net for Kennedy's contact info.
I do realize this may not be the time to post this considering the other thread about the lioness, but it is under controlled conditions, and will be done along with the KWS staff. The cheetahs at the orphanage are well-fed and probably will not think of us as a treat! I had the opportunity to do this at Spiers winery in South Africa in 2003 - it was TRULY an amazing experience! Going in with respect, I just made sure that we followed the handlers instructions to the letter, and it was AWESOME!
I am really looking forward to doing this again - Leely you sure recommended a GREAT person there - Kennedy is awesome!
He is a very nice man.
Apr 23rd, 2006, 02:24 PM
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Lynda,
Is this something our tour guide would be able to arrange for us? We'll be doing the touristy things for a day in Nairobi in July and would like to include this. Is there a website I can be looking at?
Is this something our tour guide would be able to arrange for us? We'll be doing the touristy things for a day in Nairobi in July and would like to include this. Is there a website I can be looking at?
Apr 23rd, 2006, 03:35 PM
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For a picture of the newest Nairobi cheetah orphan log on to:
http://www.eastandard.net/arts.php?t...;img_topic=161
I was astounded to read that there are now fewer than 1,000 cheetahs left in Kenya. I knew the bushmeat trade was bad, but didn't realize things were that bad. Perhaps that is why we only saw one group in Amboseli in February and none in Tsavo.
Jan
http://www.eastandard.net/arts.php?t...;img_topic=161
I was astounded to read that there are now fewer than 1,000 cheetahs left in Kenya. I knew the bushmeat trade was bad, but didn't realize things were that bad. Perhaps that is why we only saw one group in Amboseli in February and none in Tsavo.
Jan
Apr 23rd, 2006, 03:44 PM
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Thanks Jan, for the picture - that little guys is SO cute! (big teeth though....) I wonder if I will meet this little guy in person?
Calo- We are not too sure on who can get in and who can't - coco posted that she was asked if she wanted to go in (Feb) I think, but someone else posted that it wasn't everyone who got to go in. I would assume it would depend on the time of day, etc., but I just didn't want to take any chances that we would be there at the wrong time, or the wrong day. I don't think it could hurt to ask your guide to get pre-permission like Kennedy did! The only website I could find was a little tiny blurb about it on the KWS website, I'll post it for you once I find it again, back to you in a short bit! (have to clean house for company at the moment but will look as soon as they leave)
Calo- We are not too sure on who can get in and who can't - coco posted that she was asked if she wanted to go in (Feb) I think, but someone else posted that it wasn't everyone who got to go in. I would assume it would depend on the time of day, etc., but I just didn't want to take any chances that we would be there at the wrong time, or the wrong day. I don't think it could hurt to ask your guide to get pre-permission like Kennedy did! The only website I could find was a little tiny blurb about it on the KWS website, I'll post it for you once I find it again, back to you in a short bit! (have to clean house for company at the moment but will look as soon as they leave)
Apr 23rd, 2006, 08:58 PM
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Anybody going to the cheetah center at Spier.......please buy the conservation tshirts and hand some donation (whatever you can) to them at the center. All the proceeds goes to the CCF is think......i still hv my t-shirt from there and i bought many more as gifts.......
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Apr 26th, 2006, 07:03 PM
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I'm so sorry Calo - I forgot all about that - my apologies!
The only tidbit I can find on the internet is at:
http://www.webkenya.com/eng/safari/n...park.php#see12
if that takes you to a page with a map on it - scroll down, there is a small section on the orphange there!
Let me know how you make out?
Lynda
The only tidbit I can find on the internet is at:
http://www.webkenya.com/eng/safari/n...park.php#see12
if that takes you to a page with a map on it - scroll down, there is a small section on the orphange there!
Let me know how you make out?
Lynda
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