African Safari

While on a safari in Botswana in 2012, we saw many different types of animals ranging from hippos to lions to impala to vultures, but the one animal missing was the infamous cheetah. All the guides droned on and on about the lack of cheetahs and the decreasing number over the last few decades. 30 years prior, my dad was on a safari when he was my age, his family saw numerous cheetahs and got a first-hand look at their speed and beauty. But in 2012 there were no cheetahs to be seen in Botswana. Only a few are still alive in the southern countries of Africa. An icon of the African safari is fading away.