Action for Cheetahs in Kenya http://www.actionforcheetahs.org A Not-for-Profit Organization Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 ACK is keeping tabs on cheetah “Jane” http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=22 http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=22#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:29:13 +0000 admin http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=22 Jane has taught us some interesting things, such as the following:

  • She crossed the main higway (Mombassa Highway) twice at night.
  • She travels extensively in the night hours.
  • Unlike most cheetahs, she appears to be less active during the day. This may be an adaptation to living in a developed area.
  • She has moved into Masai pastoral lands in rugged terrain – outside of our study design area.

The following image shows Jane’s movements between 20 Aug and 1 September after she was released:

Cheetah Conservation And Human Impact in Kenya

]]> http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?feed=rss2&p=22 0 Meet Jane – ACK’s recently collared cheetah http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=14 http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=14#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:46:40 +0000 admin http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=14 Jane was captured, collared and released on 5 August 2009. The collar sends her location to ACK regularly via SMS messaging. The data we receive illustrates how cheetahs share developed regions of land with humans.

Here’s a photo of Jane shortly after she was released:

"Jane" ]]> http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?feed=rss2&p=14 0 Welcome to the new ACK web site! http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=9 http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=9#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:59:36 +0000 admin http://www.actionforcheetahs.org/?p=9 The new Action for Cheetahs in Kenya web site is currently being developed by dedicated volunteers. For news and updates, we are blogging at http://resaf.org/ack.

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