Cheetah
The cheetah is a large cat of the subfamily Felinae that occurs in Southern, North and East Africa, and a few localities in Iran. The species is IUCN Red Listed as vulnerable, as it suffered a substantial decline in its historic range in the 20th century due to habitat loss, poaching, illegal pet trade, and conflict with humans. By 2016, the global cheetah population has been estimated at approximately 7,100 individuals in the wild. Several African countries have taken steps to improve cheetah conservation measures,more info:wiki
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#10 Why Do Cheetahs Have Spots? And Other Cheetah Facts,more info:nationalzoo
What is the fastest land animal in the world?
You guessed it: the cheetah! With the ability to accelerate from zero to 45 in just 2.5 seconds, these cats are built for speed. They are the world’s fastest land mammal, bolting up to 60 to 70 mph.
Where do cheetahs live?
In the past 50 years, cheetahs have become extinct in at least 13 countries and today are most prevalent in Kenya and Tanzania in east Africa, and Namibia and Botswana in southern Africa. In Namibia, they live in areas with grasslands, savannahs, dense vegetation and mountainous terrain.
#9 A Man on Safari Captured the Terrifying Moment a Cheetah Jumped Into His Car,more info:travelandleisure
#8 RANGE WIDE CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR CHEETAH AND AFRICAN WILD DOGS,more info:cheetahandwilddog
Cheetah have disappeared from huge areas of their historic range. They still occur widely, but sparsely, in Africa, but Durant et al (in press) estimate that cheetah have disappeared from 88% of their historic range on the continent. Of their remaining range, only 21% is protected.
Southern and Eastern Africa are the species strongholds, although there has still been significant range loss in parts of these regions. Current distribution in several countries remains largely unknown (e.g. Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Angola, Mozambique and Zambia). Cheetah are known to be extirpated from large areas in Uganda, Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Malawi. In some parts of southern Africa they occur extensively outside protected areas on commercial ranch land where other large predators (lions and hyenas) have been extirpated (e.g. Botswana and Namibia) (Purchase et al. 2007).
#7 Uncontrolled Tourism is Harming Cheetahs,more info:advancedsciencenews
Cheetahs are one of Africa’s most endangered large carnivores, with just 7000 adults estimated to survive in the wild. One of the biggest problems facing cheetah conservationists is the low survival rate of cheetah cubs: past studies have shown that, at most, a third, and in some places fewer than 5%, of cubs will survive to independence. New research, recently published in Ecology and Evolution, suggests that one factor hurting the ability of cheetah mothers to raise their young is the presence of too many safari-going tourists.
The research was conducted in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve by Femke Broekhuis of the Mara Cheetah project. The reserve attracts huge numbers of visitors, with around 2700 people visiting every day during peak tourist season. Unlike some surrounding areas, the Maasai Mara Reserve places no restrictions on tourist numbers, which can result in substantial crowds gathering around the most charismatic animals, such as cheetahs. Dr. Broekhuis notes that it is not uncommon to see 30 tourist vehicles gathered at a cheetah sighting, and even reports one instance where 64 vehicles gathered around a cheetah kill.
#6 How We’re Helping to Save the Cheetah,more info:sandiegozoo
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has a long history with the African cheetah. For almost 30 years, these extraordinary cats have been part of a breeding program to produce offspring from genetically valuable individuals to bolster cheetah populations. While over 130 cubs have been produced at the Safari Park, challenges associated with the cheetah’s unique reproductive biology have remained hurdles to achieving a sustainable zoo-based population of cheetahs. Cheetah females often fail to exhibit normal estrous cycles. Our Reproductive Sciences researchers have used hormonal stimulation to produce 16 cubs from previously non-cycling females. They diagnose pregnancy using ultrasound and use thermal imaging to visualize growing fetuses through the detection of heat signatures on the females’ abdomens. In addition, 6 males have been trained for non-invasive semen collection, allowing us to optimize cryopreservation techniques.
#5 Iran moves to save last Asiatic cheetahs,more info:thenational
Iranian environmentalists have mobilised to protect the world’s last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the threats of becoming roadkill, a shortage of prey and farmers’ dogs.
“The last time our photo traps caught a cheetah here, it was two years ago. But we’re sure they are still in the region,” said Rajab Ali Kargar, deputy head of the National Protection Project for the Asiatic Cheetah.
His camp is just a stone’s throw from an old royal hunting pavilion in the Garmsar area of Semnan province, around 120 kilometres south of Tehran, but these days the focus is on preservation rather than killing.
The world’s fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds of 120 kilometres per hour, once stalked habitats from the eastern reaches of India to the Atlantic coast of Senegal.
#4 Cheetah vs. Leopard: Do You Know the Difference?,more info:rhinoafrica
We know how the leopard got its spots and we’re amazed at the cheetah’s reputation of being the fastest land mammal, but it can be challenging to identify who’s who in the African zoo when they share some similarities at first glance. To tally their likeness, both the cheetah and the leopard are members of the big cat family, have spotted, golden fur, are native to the African continent and both are formidable hunters. All that said, they are quite different in several ways.
#3 Animal Profile: Cheetah,more info:travelswithgannonandwyatt
#2 There are only 7,100 wild cheetah left in the world,more info:qz
Our recent report on global cheetah decline provides alarming reading. Using the best available information, we estimate that there are only about 7,100 wild cheetah left in the world. The species is now restricted to less than 10% of its historical distribution, and survives in just 33 populations, most of which number fewer than 100 individuals.
Added to this perilous predicament is the fact that most cheetah live outside protected areas. There they face multiple threats including loss of habitat and prey; conflict with livestock and game keepers; and illegal wildlife trade in live cheetah for pets and dead cheetah for skins.
#1 ENRICHMENT FOR CHEETAHS (ACINONYX JUBATUS) IN CAPTIVITY,more info:blogs.ubc.ca
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