Feed Orphan Cheetahs in Namibia

425 Donations from 345 Donors:

Project Personnel

Dr. Laurie Marker - Executive Director

Having worked with cheetahs since 1974, Laurie set up the Cheetah Conservation Fund in 1990, moving to Namibia to develop a conservation research centre for the wild cheetah. Laurie first came to Namibia in 1977 when she brought a captive-born, hand-raised cheetah to determine if a cheetah must be taught to hunt or if the process was fully instinctual.

Gabriella Flacke, DVM, MVSc - Veterinarian

Dr. Flacke came to CCF in early July of 2011 from Portland, Oregon, USA, where she worked as a volunteer veterinarian at the Oregon Zoo as well as an associate in private practice with companion animals. Her main areas of interest in veterinary medicine are wildlife conservation and the study of disease in wildlife populations, with a specific focus in Southern Africa.

Juliette Erdtsieck - Head Cheetah Keeper

Juliette grew up in South Africa, and then went to Holland, where she completed her IGSE and IB.