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Endangered Wildlife Trust receives new bakkie

The Ford Wildlife Foundation (FWF) handed over a new Ford Ranger bakkie to the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and its Cheetah Metapopulation Project on April 20 at Casseys Auto Benoni Ford.

The foundation works to increase the range, numbers and status of wild cheetahs in South Africa.

The handover forms part of Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s (FMCSA) commitment to the conservation and preservation of the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Ford Wildlife Foundation (FWF) handed over a new Ford Ranger bakkie to the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and its Cheetah Metapopulation Project on April 20 at Casseys Auto Benoni Ford. Seen here are (from left): Tammy Baker (business development officer at Endangered Wildlife Trust ), Vincent van der Merwe (National Cheetah Metapopulation Project, senior field officer), Lynette Chisholm (Ford Motor Company sales manager), Earl Kleb (dealer principal at Casseys Auto Benoni Ford) and Lynda du Plessis (Ford Wildlife Foundation coordinator).

The vehicle will be used by the senior field officer Vincent van der Merwe, who coordinates the National Cheetah Metapopulation Project to effect cheetah translocations across South Africa by driving immobilised cheetahs to their new safe homes.

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