Paul

Head of Project Control as a profession in a company that provides clinical trial services to pharmaceutical industry. Involved in financial analysis and management of trials, support of project managers, budgeting, etc. Photography is my passion. Am spending lots of time in shooting streetlife, architecture, wildlife, landscape both digital and film. Also collect camera's and spend time in the 'digital darkroom'.

Vacancy Caretaker(s) f/m

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Are you looking for a dreamjob? We are looking for dream caretaker(s) for our sanctuary/awareness project in South Africa. The actual job starts next year, but as from now we start the selection procedures, and the trial periods & internships, until we have found the one(s) most suitable for this job. Would be best to … Read more

Volunteering page renewed

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COME AND VOLUNTEER AT WILD CATS WORLD! Volunteering at Wild Cats World, Eastern Cape S.A. means working with different species of wild cats, like leopard, cheetah, but also with the smaller species African wildcats, Black-footed cats, Caracals and Servals. We have a short term and a long term volunteering offer. Write for the most accurate … Read more

Taxonomic uniqueness of the Javan Leopard

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The Javan Leopard (Panthera pardus melas) is a distinct subspecies, basal to the phylogenetic tree of Asian Leopards. At present this taxon is not specifically managed in captive breeding programmes in America and Europe. As it is *endangered in the wild, and represents a genetically and morphologically unique and distinct taxon we recommend a more … Read more

African wildcat, Milow, injured

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We are often asked why we keep “domestic” cats in our project, referring to our African wild cats, with pure bloodline/genes. The African Wildcat (felis silvestris lybica) is under threat also due to breeding with domestic and feral cats in their territory, so they are important for a conservation program. That’s why we also have … Read more

Artistic caretaker at WCW

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We currently have a great artist in our (assisting) caretaker team. Sophia Schröder from Germany, when she finds time, often sits down near our ambassadors to make excellent drawings like this one of our proud male leopard Félipe in his famous pose. We for sure are impressed by her work, so we will share more … Read more

Cheetah conservation….

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Cheetah conservation….. …has different aspects, and also in our project, however a small example of what is happening in the wild, shows e.g. the same importance to clear the many acacia thorn bushes invading in our cheetah camps, like it is in many wild areas such as Namibia. CCF Namibia has a focus on this … Read more

Co-mothering leopard females at Wild Cats World

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When Feline gave birth to two cubs on November 4th, 2015, the other female Felicia was introduced already after a few days as part of the WCW leopardproject and “experiment” to have the leopards living as a group or Pride, to see what’s possible and what isn’t. To show the other side of the leopard. … Read more

Assistance needed for this young clouded leopard!!!

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We are looking for an organisation that is into protecting, keeping and releasing clouded leopards? Please contact us (Wild Cats World) on info@wildcatsmagazine.nl. There’s a young clouded leopard waiting for a speedy release. At this moment he is cared for at the Cikananga wildlife Rescue center, Java/Indonesia. Anyone who can help out, the sooner the … Read more

Volunteer Andrea Zimmermann

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Andrea Zimmermann, Germany In January 2016, I had the honor of spending two weeks at Wild Cats World, Kirkwood, SA, volunteering. Apart from the fact that it was high summer and the landscape was quite barren because of that, I at once fell in love with the countryside and the vast skies, both day and … Read more