On March 28, 2007, UK artist Pollyanna Pickering and her daughter/manager Anna-Louise Pickering departed for Bhutan sketch and paint the rare flora and fauna of this largely undisturbed region of the Himalayas.
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Pollyanna Pickering Foundation raisends for Cheetah Conservation Education programme
Pollyanna was delighted to present the founder of the charity Dr Laurie Marker (left) with $5000.00 raised by the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation. The money has been raised through sales of Pollyanna’s limited edition print 'Kekay and her Cubs' and will be used to fund an education programme for farmers in Namibia to help ensure the survival of wild cheetahs on farmland.
Dr Marker is the Executive Director of the Fund, which has it’s headquarters in Namibia and is considered one of the world's premier experts on the cheetah. An inspired conservationist, she is working to save the endangered wild cheetah by improving rural livelihoods and with her award-winning habitat restoration project. With only about 10,000 cheetahs remaining in the wild, and its range drastically reduced from its historic base, the cheetah still faces a race against extinction, and the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation is committed to continuing to help projects such as this to ensure the survival of these cats. Ninety percent of Namibia's wild cheetah live on farmlands and come into conflict with farmers and livestock and game farming interests. This donation has enabled The Cheetah Conservation Fund education team to conduct a weeklong training course for 30 farmers, and extension officers. CCF’s courses are aimed at improving the understanding of farming production principles and systems as well as providing hands-on practical training.
