De Wildt Cheetah & Wildlife Centre
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The mission of the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust is to ensure the long-term survival of predators, specifically the cheetah and wild dog, in their natural environment.
Located in Pretoria, South Africa, the De Wildt Cheetah Centre was established in 1971 with the aim of breeding endangered species. Over the years, over 750 cheetah cubs have been born at De Wildt - a dramatic contrast to the days when the cheetah population of South Africa was estimated at a mere 700.
While the cheetah project was the base from which the Centre launched its conservation efforts, it soon widened to include other rare and endangered animals. Many have been successfully bred for later reintroduction into the wild, thus helping to repopulate areas where such species have disappeared or are no longer abundant.
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| To achieve this mission, the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust has an extensive community outreach and education program and a strategic breeding plan. The Trust conducts research on wildlife disease and nutrition, and in South Africa it has implemented a national plan for the conservation of free-roaming cheetah. Brown & Brown is proud to be a benefactor of the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre.
To make a donation, please contact De Wildt at cheetah@dewildt.org.za or mail a tax-deductible donation to the Foundation in the USA to: Carson Springs Wildlife Foundation, 8528 East County Road 225, Gainesville, Florida 32609.
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