We have an efficient system--all done in 6 or 7 minutes!
Matti--our fearless leader, expert bird spotter and plant identifier.
Name that plant--D sin, A flecki? Don't let them fool you, when they are full grown, they have thorns up to two inches long!
The Earth Watch crew: Joyce, Janice, Lisa and Kim
The native landscape in Namibia is vast and varied, from arid desert, to ocean beaches, to grass savannah to sand dunes, to bush to rich ranch land. It is interesting to note that cheetahs are most commonly found on farmland due to the fact that they are sadly not able to compete with other predators in protected areas in Namibia. Much of the native landscape is a healthy balance of bush and open grassland. Due to poor farming practices during colonization, much of the landscape has been covered with thick, thorny bush. This bush does not allow animals to move freely or the cheetah to run and pursue their prey. CCF is a leader is efforts to return thick thorn bush areas to a more native grassland by selectively removing areas of dense thorn growth. CCF volunteers conduct ecological surveys to study how quickly thorn bushes are growing back in cleared areas.
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