Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present: OBAMA That is what we unanimously named our latest arrival bongo baby boomer No. 9. Born at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, OBAMA comes with an American background (his dam was raised at the San Diego Zoo) and Kenyan roots of course, his sire is a native Kenyan born [...]
Another exciting “birth” day!! One more addition to our baby boomers! A healthy male baby bongo was born to our herd. His mother was originally donated by the kind folk of the San Diego Zoo, his father, a true Kenyan! Mother and baby are safely guarded, just in case. The news about the recent incidents [...]
The Kenya Wildlife Service Intelligence has advised our Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy to be on the outlook for poachers. They have credible evidence that “dealers” are in the area. They may be recruiting poachers and target specific animals, such as Rhino for their horns or spotted cats for their skins Last month, only 30 miles [...]
Last night I had a dream. I dreamt that a new party wanted me as their symbol. Because I never change my spots, they said. I had to consider this very carfully because I already serve as Chaircat on the board of the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy. So I asked them what this new party [...]
Today there’s news that TV is bad for babies!! I fully agree, we critters never had TV. Except for the spoilt bat-eared Fox “Brit” She was already addicted to watching a young age, but she only watched animal shows. Her favorite was a video of ME the Cheetah running!! The Lions frightened her. Do your [...]
Chris Goodall, a leading environmentalist in the U.K. has us all rethinking global warming. He thinks that all the known culprits for carbon emission are not as much to blame as man’s irresponsible solutions to change them. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article2195538.ece If you ask me: All this talk about the effects of global warming clearly demonstrates that there [...]
Bushdrums tell me that in the U.S. the 3 top Democratic presidential hopefuls addressed hundreds of bloggers today. Yours truly was not invited. Maybe because you cannot trust a Cheetah with politics, but let me tell you: We never change spots!
We LOVE to hear from our visitors and supporters! To us your words are the encouragement and incentive to strive harder towards our goal of beating extinction at the finish line. Here’s another short excerpt of a recent letter received that we’d like to share: If a picture tells a thousand words then those taken [...]