The Panyame Cheetah Project
A Historic Return to the Wild
ONE OF AFRICA'S LARGEST CHEETAH REINTRODUCTIONS IN UNDERWAY
In 2022, a single cheetah was spotted moving through the dust of the Panyame Conservancy — the first seen in this vast wilderness in decades. Once believed to be locally extinct in the region, cheetahs had long vanished from this corner of Mozambique. But that sighting changed everything.
That one moment sparked a mission — to bring cheetahs back to where they once thrived, and to do it at a scale never attempted before.
The Panyame Cheetah Project is reintroducing cheetahs to our 210,000-hectare unfenced conservancy: a landscape of floodplains, forests, and wild bush where these animals belong.
So far, sixteen cheetahs have been successfully translocated from South Africa, with more on the way. Once settled in bomas, each individual is carefully monitored before being released into the wild. Using telemetry, GPS collars, and on-the-ground tracking, our team follows their every move — ensuring each step into freedom is backed by science, care, and constant observation.
This is now one of the largest cheetah translocation efforts in history. But more than that, it's a story of return, resilience, and hope — a turning point not only for Panyame, but for cheetah conservation across Africa.
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Join Our Volunteer Program
Launching in May 2026, our volunteer program offers the opportunity to spend a week or more working alongside our team in the field. From tracking and data collection to cheetah feeding and behaviour observation, it’s a chance to get involved in meaningful, hands-on conservation.
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