What can be done to save Cheetahs from extinction?
Cheetahs suffer from a lack of genetic diversity making them more susceptible to disease and decreasing reproduction. Also, a decline in prey, loss of habitat, poaching, and indiscriminate trapping and shooting as a livestock predator threaten the survival of the Cheetah. To help this sleek hunter of the African wild win its race against extinction, we must: • Help protect its habitat and ensure a place for it on Namibian farmlands • Aid in the conservation of the wild prey base • Halt the indiscriminate capture and removal of the cheetah • Improve livestock management • Educate everyone about the need to conserve biological diversity, and the predators’ unique role in a healthy ecosystem. • Encourage donations to the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
