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The Times: Cheetah cubs saved from traffickers

Posted by cheetahcfuk on April 30, 2017

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

Posted by cheetahcfuk on April 29, 2017

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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Somaliland Cheetah Cubs Rescue: Update

Posted by cheetahcfuk on April 27, 2017

Cheetah cubs are very difficult to raise, even when they are healthy, unlike some of the recently rescued cubs in…

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The Dodo: Ten Scared Babies Found Smuggled At Country’s Border

Posted by cheetahcfuk on April 26, 2017

They were all so thin. Last week, at the border of Somaliland, authorities caught traffickers just in time to save 10 lives. Even though the United Arab Emirates (UAE) banned keeping…

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Express: Cheetah cubs SAVED on route to become status symbol pets in the Middle East

Posted by cheetahcfuk on April 25, 2017

THIRTEEN cheetahs destined to become status symbol pets in the Middle East have been seized from wildlife traffickers. Vets are trying to save the three youngest cubs which were in…

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Cheetah Cubs Rescued from Illegal Wildlife Trade in Somaliland

Posted by cheetahcfuk on April 25, 2017

Nine cheetah cubs and one sub-adult were confiscated from illegal wildlife traders by the Somaliland Ministry of Environment and Rural Development (MoERD) with assistance from Cheetah Conservation Fund…

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Huff Post: Help Support Women and Girls in Science!

Posted by cheetahcfuk on February 13, 2017

By Dr. Laurie Marker I started doing research with cheetahs in 1974. At the time there were not a lot of women in science and even fewer studying…

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Huff Post: UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

Posted by cheetahcfuk on January 25, 2017

Dr. Laurie Marker‘s latest article in the Huffington Post Namibia is the country I have called home for the past 26 years….

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Huff Post: Rich People In The UAE Can’t Own Cheetahs Anymore

Posted by cheetahcfuk on January 7, 2017

The Gulf state just outlawed ownership of wild animals as pets. Nick Visser The United Arab Emirates has

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SKY News Interviews Dr. Laurie Marker – Cheetah sprinting to extinction with just 7,100 left in the wild

Posted by cheetahcfuk on December 28, 2016

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