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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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Natural World Heroes: Laurie Marker
Since 1974, Dr. Laurie Marker has been a tireless campaigner for the welfare of Acinonyx jubatus, the cheetah. In helming the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) for almost three decades, Dr….
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Stylist: A day in the life of a cheetah conservationist
Dr. Laurie Marker, founder of The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia, walks us through her day 7am: After a…
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National Geographic: Scientists Fight to List Cheetahs as Endangered
Three grown-up cheetahs enjoy one of the few open grassland area in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park. East Africa has a large population of the big cats, behind…
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Namibia Economist: Carnivore Experts Put Heads Together for Red Data Book
The groundwork for a Red Data Book of all Namibia’s carnivore species was laid earlier this month when around 20 experts met for a research symposium to discuss the…
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