It has long been a gripe of ours that too many safari drivers are over zealous in trying to get their clients up close with the animals, especially cheetahs.
It is really distressing – and damn annoying – to see a magnificent animal like a cheetah surrounded by a posse of game drive vehicles. More importantly it interferes with the cheetah’s ability to hunt.
This article by Dr Laurie Marker, writing in the Huffington Post is bang on target.