12 Cheetahs

In August 2021, the ambitious mission to reintroduce 12 cheetahs from South Africa and Malawi back into the Zambeze Delta ecosystem in Mozambique took place.
It is estimated that fewer than 7,000 African cheetahs are living in the wild today, with the population having halved over the past four decades. We are proud to have partnered with the The Cabela Family Foundation, Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance, ANAC, The Endangered Wildlife Trust, African Parks, The Zambeze Delta Conservation to have made this relocation possible.
A special thank you to The Cabela Family Foundation, founded by Dick and Mary Cabela through their shared love for wildlife and Africa to further conservation on the continent. They have played an important role in restoring the Zambeze Delta's historic diversity, which had been decimated by the Civil War. The reintroduction of cheetahs to Coutada 11 has the potential to expand the wild cheetah range by 30%.
A Film by: Sean Viljoen
#12Cheetahs #CabelaFamilyFoundation #ZambezeDeltaConservation #ICWCA #AfricanParks #EWT #ConservationFilmCompany

[@lewismetzger2326]

To the Cabela’s family…Thank you

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks Lewis!

[@lynnkitty59]

Thank you for Sharing back this Absolutely Complete Earth. With just People, we will not survive.

[@suetidwell3397]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! To Mary Cabela and her entire family for putting your money towards such worthwhile and important conservation projects. Truly incredible.

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks Sue! They're doing an incredible job and it's been great to follow the journey over the past few years :)

[@suetidwell3397]

@@seanviljoen Yes, I have so enjoyed it....and I LOVE the 24 lion project also....and how well it is doing. Well done to everyone involved. Happy holidays to you all!

[@karimkreik6234]

Incredible!!!

[@rosesamuelson2509]

Thank God for Mary Cabela. She has brought us a family that is making a difference like none other I’ve ever known

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks Rose! She is an incredible woman and they are making a huge impact for conservation.

[@callumevans7113]

Absolutely fantastic!! Incredible story, people and visuals!!

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks Callum - appreciate it!!

[@jk1606]

sir you are doing a great job

[@cadaitoaly1147]

One of Africa and Mozambique's restoration stories

[@chrisolckers112]

Thank you to all involved in this amazing project. Beautiful short.

[@seanviljoen]

Shot brother 👊

[@davechasesfreedom]

Incredible film. Well done.

[@StoryDrivenFilmmaking]

Beautiful filmmaking and story telling.

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks Thomas, appreciate it man!

[@jordim6271]

Awesome!!! Thank you for what you do!!!

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed!

[@destinogaia7168]

What a wonderful project! Thanks from my heart for save that incredible species. Greetings from Bogota, Colombia

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks so much, appreciate the support! All is going well with the cheetah population so far :)

[@coenraadberrange9659]

Amazing work!

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks man, appreciate it!

[@greyking9939]

gorgeous video, and what a great project! I loved seeing this :)

[@ethanrobinson3106]

Hopefully they'll rise their numbers in the protected delta under the law's protection 🙏

[@seanviljoen]

Let's hope so! Thanks Ethan - all is going well so far and they are planning to introduce another few cheetahs to augment the population further this year.

[@grethelgabriel9885]

Thank you for this amazing video and Thank you for all the people involved in this. I love Cheetahs and I hope their population will rise. I also hope that if needed a human intervention in case Mama Cheetah is injured please do so, so the cubs will grow into adult. Thanks again. More power.

[@seanviljoen]

Thanks Grethel! We're glad you enjoyed it and we'll be sure to follow up videos in the future on their progress :)

[@grethelgabriel9885]

Thank you so much I really appreciate it. :)

[@kimr2233]

Wow just amazing ! Dropped to 9% is also just shocking ! Almost extinct ! Tysm for all you do !! Words can't express the Thx enough !

[@seanviljoen]

Pretty incredible! It's great to be able to expand populations into habitats where they have gone extinct as the biggest issue is space. Thanks for the support :)

[@justcohen305]

What beautiful animals. Only question I have is what we're those things around there necks and do they have to live in the wild with those on?

[@seanviljoen]

Those are collars that are necessary to track their movement and location as they are the founder population in a new ecosystem. There are a lot of unknowns in a project like this, so it's important to use the opportunity to learn as much as possible and protect them from any human threats where possible.

[@JusticeSohi]

Its Asiatic cheetah or african cheetah ?

[@seanviljoen]

These are southern African cheetah

[@TrulyGreat]

make sure when yall done yall head back to europe

[@seanviljoen]

Haha nice. Glad that’s what you took away from the film 👍