one two great stuff I’m a cheetah matchmaker I actively
I’m a cheetah matchmaker I actively
I’m a cheetah matchmaker I actively manage a stud book for cheetah in 53
manage a stud book for cheetah in 53
manage a stud book for cheetah in 53 different reserves across the country so
different reserves across the country so
different reserves across the country so I effectively identify which cheetah are
I effectively identify which cheetah are
I effectively identify which cheetah are related to each other to swap
related to each other to swap
related to each other to swap individuals between these reserves to
individuals between these reserves to
individuals between these reserves to prevent inbreeding there we go we prefer
prevent inbreeding there we go we prefer
prevent inbreeding there we go we prefer natural gene flow but the landscape has
natural gene flow but the landscape has
natural gene flow but the landscape has been transformed by human activities
been transformed by human activities
been transformed by human activities it’s no longer possible for cheetah to
it’s no longer possible for cheetah to
it’s no longer possible for cheetah to traverse the landscape the vets got his
traverse the landscape the vets got his
traverse the landscape the vets got his start gun ready and he’s going to fire
start gun ready and he’s going to fire
start gun ready and he’s going to fire away it’s then that you realize things
away it’s then that you realize things
away it’s then that you realize things are even going to go well now or they’re
are even going to go well now or they’re
are even going to go well now or they’re gonna go pear-shaped
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[Music] it takes them a good five minutes to go
it takes them a good five minutes to go
it takes them a good five minutes to go down and in that period they can cover a
down and in that period they can cover a
down and in that period they can cover a fair amount of distance it’s often quite
fair amount of distance it’s often quite
fair amount of distance it’s often quite tricky to located especially at this
tricky to located especially at this
tricky to located especially at this thick bush but once we’ve immobilized a
thick bush but once we’ve immobilized a
thick bush but once we’ve immobilized a cheetah we’ve got about 40 minutes to do
cheetah we’ve got about 40 minutes to do
cheetah we’ve got about 40 minutes to do a various amounts of work to obtain
a various amounts of work to obtain
a various amounts of work to obtain genetic material funding nice mucus over
genetic material funding nice mucus over
genetic material funding nice mucus over there we then put the animals into
there we then put the animals into
there we then put the animals into relocation and crates especially
relocation and crates especially
relocation and crates especially designed to prevent the cheetah
designed to prevent the cheetah
designed to prevent the cheetah hopping around too much I must be honest
hopping around too much I must be honest
hopping around too much I must be honest I still go through bouts of nervousness
I still go through bouts of nervousness
I still go through bouts of nervousness we’ve learned that it’s not easy to
we’ve learned that it’s not easy to
we’ve learned that it’s not easy to relocate while lab a very stressed we
relocate while lab a very stressed we
relocate while lab a very stressed we need to move
look at that event locals you’re not
look at that event locals you’re not getting mad we prefer to release in
getting mad we prefer to release in
getting mad we prefer to release in daylight so that animal doesn’t run into
daylight so that animal doesn’t run into
daylight so that animal doesn’t run into the fence lines and fence posts during
the fence lines and fence posts during
the fence lines and fence posts during emergencies we sometimes have to make
emergencies we sometimes have to make
emergencies we sometimes have to make the hard call of releasing at night
if you start joining two sides of the
if you start joining two sides of the vomer then we’ll be left option but to
vomer then we’ll be left option but to
vomer then we’ll be left option but to immobilize him again will not be ideal
immobilize him again will not be ideal
immobilize him again will not be ideal but the last thing I wanna do is lays
but the last thing I wanna do is lays
but the last thing I wanna do is lays this cat don’t think we must have you
this cat don’t think we must have you
this cat don’t think we must have you guys there
guys there
guys there sorry first thing we wanted to do turn
sorry first thing we wanted to do turn
sorry first thing we wanted to do turn around and run five s
nice relaxed the very best moment for me
nice relaxed the very best moment for me in this job is when you get that phone
in this job is when you get that phone
in this job is when you get that phone call from the reserve manager saying
call from the reserve manager saying
call from the reserve manager saying Vincent we’ve got four new clubs that
Vincent we’ve got four new clubs that
Vincent we’ve got four new clubs that were born to the cheetah that you bought
were born to the cheetah that you bought
were born to the cheetah that you bought in here six months ago that is what
in here six months ago that is what
in here six months ago that is what really brings joy to my heart although
really brings joy to my heart although
really brings joy to my heart although they mean to us parting is about to
they mean to us parting is about to
they mean to us parting is about to scream I was hyperventilating
scream I was hyperventilating
scream I was hyperventilating almost
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