Cheetahs

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Oct 18, 20203 min read

International Cheetah Day

International Cheetah Day is celebrated on December 4th. December 4th was chosen because it was the birthday of Khayam, one of the first...

Oct 17, 20202 min read

Cheetah Ecotourism

Ecotourism is nature-based tourism that educates people with minimal-impact management and contributes to conservation (Buckley, 1994;...

Oct 16, 20203 min read

Illegal Cheetah (Pet) Trade

The illegal pet trade is an increasing threat impacting cheetahs. For thousands of years the elite of the ancient world had cheetahs in...

Oct 15, 20202 min read

Cheetah Prey Loss

Prey loss is another threat impacing cheetahs. Humans are overhunting cheetah prey species (Panthera Cheetah, 2020). Development and...

Oct 14, 20202 min read

Cheetah Poaching

Cheetahs face poaching, retaliating and preemptive killings as a threat (CCB About Cheetahs, 2020). The spotted cheetah coat is sought...

Oct 13, 20202 min read

Cheetah Habitat Loss

Habitat loss is one of the big threats facing cheetahs (CCF About, 2020; Mara-Meru Cheetah Project, 2016). Cheetahs need plenty of space...

Oct 12, 20202 min read

Cheetah General Information

It is believed that there are only 7,100 cheetahs left in the wild (Panthera Cheetah, 2020). The International Union for Conservation of...