Ashia rewilding program

Update: Updates on some of the sub-adult cheetahs: the 4 females that will soon enter the wilding program.

The four De Wildt females currently at Ashia’s central hub in Paarl. All four cheetahs continue to show great indicators of health and instinctual behaviour. 

Four male youngsters are currently at Kuzuko. All doing exceptionally well and are a tight coalition. 

All 8 cheetahs are ear-marked for reintroductions in Southern Africa in coordination with the EWT.

Update: The four cheetahs each have truly distinct personalities now, despite being so similar in temperament. They’re all very healthy cheetahs with incredible appetites and we can’t wait to start the next stage of their journey to the Wilding and Release process…

Update on the four females earmarked for wilding & release, that came to Ashia’s centre in Paarl from Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre De Wildt near Pretoria.⁣

All cheetahs are well, devouring their diet of game and showing their wild instincts. They recently caught (and killed) a goose in their large enclosure at Ashia – great to see their drive to hunt already there. The health indicators that the Ashia team monitor all point towards four very healthy cats.

Update: The four female cheetahs from De Wildt currently at the centre in Paarl until they enter Ashia’s Wilding & Release Program. It’s not often that we get the chance to photograph them all in the same shot without one of them moving away, approaching or hiding behind a tree

These ladies are growing and maturing into strong individuals with quite distinct personalities.

Update: A whopping 18 Cheetahs, born at our Centre, have started their journey at Ashia Cheetah Conservation since 2020. Following overview will give you an idea of where they are in the release project (from oldest to youngest):

Sappho and Ezra, released in January this year onto Bangweulu Wetlands in Zambia as part of their Recovering Key Species for Ecosystem Restoration Project.

Judy and Elena, travelled to Waterval Private Game Reserve in June 2021, it didn’t take long before they started successfully catching prey.

Ariki and Melvin, honing their hunting skills in the pre-release boma of Madikwe Conservacy in Limpopo since November 2021.

The 4 brothers (Douglas, Dwight, Daniel and David) were less than a month ago released onto Waterval Private Game Reserve.

Molly and Dakota are still at Ashia’s main hub in Paarl, training to open carcasses and getting fit.

The youngest ones (Eros, Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Perseus and Juno) were transported from the Centre to Ashia in February 2022. They are growing into beautiful Cheetahs and are just loving their new environment.