Project Survival's
Cat Haven & Cheetahs
Founded in 1993 with the purchase of 100 scenic acres just west of King's Canyon National Park, the Cat Haven offers guided tours of some of the rarest cats in the world.   It also promotes grass-root level support for range country conservation through Project Survival, a 501 (c) (3) sister organization.

Project Survival's Cat Haven is an innovative park dedicated to the preservation of wild cats. It specializes in education and is engaged in both captive and range country conservation. It is this link to the conservation of cats in their native habitat which makes the work of the Cat Haven especially meaningful. The facility is not a rescue organization. The wild cats which come here are chosen carefully for their contributions to education and conservation. The facility offers guided tours where visitors can enjoy an hour long educational walk along a ¼ mile wooded trail in the company of a trained tour guide. It is an opportunity to visit, photograph and learn about some of the rarest and most beautiful animals in the world. School groups are particularly welcome. Cat species you will see at Cat Haven include Amur Leopard, Bobcat, Caracal, Cheetahs, Clouded Leopard, Dark Leopard, Jaguar, Jaguarundi, Lion, Persian Leopard, Siberian Lynx, Snow Leopard, and Tiger.

Dale Anderson, Founder & Director of Project Survival’s Cat Haven was a featured guest on ‘Champagne Sundays’ Online Radio Show. This show was a special Nature & Wildlife show and aired live on April 6^th, 2008. To listen to the entire, unedited show, please click here. To Listen to Dale’s interview, please Double Click on the Play Button below.

 

Once free to roam over most of Africa, the plains of southern Asia, the middle East and India, the cheetah--the fastest animal on earth--is now restricted to sub-Saharan Africa. Smaller than the lion, tiger and leopards and jaguars, the cheetah is elegant and graceful. It does not pose the same threat to livestock as the larger cats, but is often mistaken as a leopard. One of the main focuses of the Cheetah Conservation Botswana project supported by Cat Haven is the education of the local ranchers and farmers to help change their attitudes towards the cheetah. Help is given to farmers experiencing difficulties and schools are visited to educate the children as to the importance of keeping predators in our ecosystems.

On September 12, 2008 co-hosts Craig Downer, Nancy Reid & Lisa Smith interviewed Dale Anderson about Cat Haven and the work they are doing with Cheetahs, on The Nature Connection. To listen to the entire, unedited show, please click here. To listen to Dale's interview please double click on the Play Button below.