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laura werner

40 / Female

Hermosa Beach, California, USA

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Member since 11th Mar 07

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AfriCat Foundation

Posted by keylimegrl | 11th March 2007

One of my most memorable experiences was a stay in Okonjima and tour of the AfriCat sanctuary. They rescue cats from traps that farmers/herders use to keep these wild cats from eating their livestock. I could tell you more about what they do, but there are several articles that can provide more accurate info. I wanted to tell you what I got out of this experience. (sites with more info on AfriCat: http://www.okonjima.com/site/home/index.html and http://www.travelbutlers.com/Namibia/okonjima-africat-foundation/
There were several things that made this one of the best experiences of my life. We saw animals up close and personal. We stayed for a few days, and each day had a new animal experience.
One day we tracked down a leopard who had just hunted her own Impalla and watched her through the bushes eating her reward. This is pretty impressive. A reserve has to have a govt. approved amount of land for the reserve to allow for cats to hunt their own prey. The land f

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Windhoek, Namibia

26 May 2003 - 27 May 2003

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Round the World (21681 kms)

18 Apr 2003 - 27 May 2003

Visiting: New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Namibia.

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