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CCF makes shortlist in the 2020 Charity Film Awards!
CCF has been unveiled on the shortlist for the 2020 Charity Film Awards. The Charity Film Awards celebrates the effective use of video by the third sector to change mindsets,…
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Middle East Monitor: Saudi Arabia arrests cheetah smugglers
Two 9-month old Cheetahs stand in a cage after they were released into a quarantine facility at Zoo Miami on November 29, 2012 in Miami, Florida….
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CHANNEL 5: Dogs With Extraordinary Jobs UK TX update – Episode 2: 14th November @ 7pm
The presence of my Livestock Guarding Dog is definitely an advantage. The number of animals I have lost to predators has significantly decreased. Jackals can only be heard in…
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Cheetah could go extinct in East Africa in two years because of IWT
Cheetahs ‘could go extinct in east Africa within two years because three quarters of their cubs are being smuggled out and sold to wealthy Arab men as “status symbol”…
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CNN: The ultra-rich are illegally buying cheetahs as pets and it’s leading to their extinction
Hargeisa, Somaliland (CNN)Three tiny balls of fur huddle together for warmth inside a cardboard box. The baby cheetahs are just a few weeks old,…
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A disappointing result for cheetahs at COP18
Dr. Laurie Marker, Cheetah Conservation Fund’s (CCF) Founder and Executive Director, traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to rally government and NGO support for decisions impacting the cheetah at the…
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Somaliland Standard: 29 cheetah cubs rescued from wildlife smuggling trade
Twenty-nine cheetah cubs, destined to be sold as pets, have been rescued from an illegal smuggling trade in Somaliland. The orphaned cubs were confiscated in Somaliland, an area known as…
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Mongabay: Iran’s endangered cheetahs and imperiled conservationists
Commentary by Luke Hunter | Christine Breitenmoser | Urs Breitenmoser | Sarah Durant | Laurie Marker | Stephane Ostrowski | Christian Walzer on 8 March…
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Arabian Business: How illegal UAE wildlife sales have shifted online
Patricia Tricorache CCF’s Assistant Director Strategic communications and Illegal Wildlife Trade had this to say of a recent article in the Arabian Business Magazine talking about the…
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Africa Geographic: Social media’s role in advertising illegal wildlife trade, including cheetah trafficking
An analysis of Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) research establishes that dozens of cheetahs are being advertised for sale each year via popular social media platforms. Further, it infers the Internet’s…
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