Africat Foundation
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| Founder(s) | Wayne Hanssen, the Hanssen family |
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| Type | conservation of large carnivores |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Location | Otjiwarongo, Namibia |
| Key people | Tammy Hoth (Exec. Director), Jo Rogge (Office Manager)[1] |
| Area served | Okonjima & Kaross (Namibia)[2] |
| Focus | Rescue and rehabilitation |
| Website | http://www.africat.org |
The AfriCat Foundation was founded in 1992. It is recognized by the Ministry of Environment & Tourism of Namibia as a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of African big cats, especially cheetahs and leopards. It is based in Otjiwarongo, Namibia.
The organization offers farmers the opportunity to pick up animals they caught alive. These animals are then be fed and cared for on the premises of AfriCat. If the cats get heavily injured by traps they also get medically treatment. After the treatment and care the animals will be released in a safe area or if the damage to an animal is permanent and it no longer can hunt, it will remain on the several square kilometer large Okonjima Lodge. If a mother animal had been shot dead and the pups have not yet learned to hunt, these animals would not survive in the wild. They also remain on the premises of the Foundation.
The AfriCat Foundation offers tourists an impression on their work on their Okonjima Lodge. It is possible to watch the feeding or to watch the cats on the premises. Okonjima is also the largest donor to the Foundation.
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This article is based on information from the equivalent article on the German Wikipedia.
