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The Ann van Dyk Cheetah and Wildlife Trust was set up in 1971 to protect the cheetah At the time only 600 cheetahs existed in South Africa. Since then the Cheetah Research Centre has successfully bred over 750 cheetahs and 500 wild dogs, which have been relocated across the country.
The success of this project has encouraged the centre to expand it's conservation efforts to help several other species that are under threat, including the brown
hyena, wild dog, serval, suni, bontebok, blue duiker, red duiker, riverine rabbit and vultures.
In 1990 the De Wildt Vulture Unit was set to rehabilitate sick and injured vultures, which can then be released back into the wild once they have recovered.
A Cheetah Run, 3 hour guided tours, Family Tours, Private Tours, Exclusive Tours
are available throughout the week.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Tel: 012 504 9906 /7 /8
Mobile: 083 675 5668 / 083 892 0515
Fax: 086 575 1479
DIRECTIONS TO ANN VAN DYK CHEETAH CENTRE:
- from Johannesburg, follow the R511 (William Nicol Hwy.) west
- 36 km past the N14 turn right onto the R513
- the Cheetah Centre is another 5 km on the right
Nearby Towns:De Wildt, Kameeldrift East, Kameeldrift, Hartbeespoort & Dam, Kameeldrift West, Pelindaba, Broederstroom, Brits, Hennops River, Karenpark, Amandasig, Winternest, Heatherdale, Theresa Park, Doornrandje Nearby Points Of Interest:De Wildt Cheetah and Wild Dog Sanctuary, Old Mutual Om die Dam Ultra Marathon, Hartbeespoort Dam, Wonderboom Nature Reserve, National Zoological Gardens, Kruger Museum, Paul Kruger House, National Cultural History Museum, Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site, The Geological Survey Museum of Pretoria, Science and Technology Museum, Pretoria, Transvaal Museum, The Pierneef Museum, South African State Theatre, Melrose House Museum |
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