In Namibia, CCF staff will host information booths, games and learning activities to promote cheetah conservation at its Field Research & Education Centre near Otjiwarongo, the “Cheetah Capital of the World”. Visitors will have the opportunity to win fun prizes as they visit the educational booths and displays. CCF’s Cheetah Café will have special cheetah-themed treats available as well during the day. The Centre will open to the public on ICD from 09h00 -17h00 with activities taking place between 09h00 and 15h00. The regular entrance fee will be waived for day visitors, and a special rate will be offered to overnight guests at CCF’s Cheetah View Lodge.

In Hargeisa, the capital city of Somaliland,CCF will host an all-day International Cheetah Day Festival at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre (HCC). The third time CCF has marked the occasion at the HCC, this year’s celebration will feature music, dance, poetry readings and interactive talks by CCF staff about cheetahs and indigenous wildlife. The International ICD Festival will open its doors at 09h30 to show a short film documenting an awareness raising tour that Dr Marker and the Ministry of Environment and Rural Development conducted in early 2022 around stopping the illegal wildlife trade in cheetah cubs in the western regions of Somaliland. Booths offering cheetah information, games, books and merchandise will be staffed by CCF throughout the day. The last performance will take place from 20h30-22h00.

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