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Marin conservationist, 10, honored for cheetah advocacy
Angelina Mertens of the Cheetah Conservation Fund introduces Paloma Russ during a fundraising event last year in San Geronimo. Paloma helped arrange the fundraiser. (Sherry LaVars/Special to Marin Independent…
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Huff Post: Visit Namibia in 2017 – The Year of Sustainable Tourism
By Dr. Laurie Marker In late 2015, the UN declared that 2017 would be the year of Sustainable Tourism as part of a larger Sustainable Development Agenda culminating in 2030….
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The National: Dubai Safari Park to include sanctuary for rescued exotic animals
Fourteen exotic animals and distinctive birds are among dozen of creatures confiscated in raids from properties in Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Environment and Protected Areas Authority A sanctuary for exotic animals…
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Fox 13: Cynthia Smoot visits cheetah habitat in Namibia
By: Cynthia Smoot, FOX 13 News NAMIBIA, Africa (FOX 13) – Just recently, biologists the world over warned that the planet is experiencing its sixth mass extinction; we’re losing plants…
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Middle East Eye: Meet the Kuwaitis who live with their pet cheetahs – This has to stop!
Shahad Al Jaber, 32, gives a kiss to a cheetah in Kuwait, on January 30, 2017. For about four years, she owns in her appartment a male…
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Outside: These Wildlife Conservationists Haven’t Given Up Hope
Conservation. It may be one of the most depressing fields to work in right now. The hurdles to overcome are enormous, the stakes higher than any time in human…
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Mongabay: Cheetahs return to Malawi after decades
A Cheetah translocated from South Africa is offloaded from the aircraft before being safely transferred to the boma in Liwonde. Photo by African Parks / Frank Weitzer. …
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Somaliland Cheetah Cubs Rescue: Sad News
As much as our associates in Somaliland have battled over the past few days to bring the rescued cubs back to health, we are saddened by the loss of…
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The Times: Cheetah cubs saved from traffickers
A British wildlife charity has rescued 10 cheetah cubs that had been illegally trapped to sell in the Middle East. The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) found them on…
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Mirror: Cheetah population in danger as poachers transport cubs in crates to be sold to super-rich Arabs as accessories
This month, nine cubs and a young adult caught on plains in Somaliland, Africa, were seized from animal traffickers. Cheetahs have become the latest plaything of the rich – with…
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