Piet went to Windhoek again, for his regular bi-yearly engagements with his counterparts in the Namibian government. This was fairly uneventful, with the exception of the weekend. As the meetings lasted from Thursday to Monday Piet had to stay in Windhoek. He worked in the mornings, but in the afternoons he managed two short trips. On Saturday he visited Na'an Kuse, a wildlife rehabilitation centre, mainly for carnivores. Here rescued animals are either prepared for release in the wild, or kept in enormous enclosures for a good captive life. Most of these animals are victims of encounters with farmers, where adults are killed, and pups are kept as pets, and later donated to the centre. Piet joined the carnivore feeding tour and saw cheetahs, lions, wild dogs, jaguars and caracals.
On Sunday afternoon Piet went to the other side of Windhoek, to Daan Viljoen game reserve. As there are no large predators you can walk around freely, and Piet did a nice 7 km hike, without seeing any wildlife. On the drive back to the hotel he got a bonus: a large group of giraffes was leisurely crossing the road.
Na'an Kuse: African wild dog
Na'an Kuse: a caracal
Na'an Kuse: a cheetah with its food: a piece of horse meat
Na'an Kuse: a lion with a large piece of horse
Daan Viljoen game reserve, on the way out
Proof of work: Piet and Dennis with their stakeholders from the Ministry and state oil company NAMCOR
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