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Conservationist Dr Laurie Marker Issues Call to End Cheetah Poaching and Cheetah Trafficking While Caring for Sick, Confiscated Cubs in Somaliland
HARGEISA, Somaliland (7 Sept. 2018) – Dr Laurie Marker, Founder and Executive Director of Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), issued the following statement today from her hotel room in Hargeisa,…
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Fighting the heartbreaking trade in exotic pets
By Patricia Tricorache, Cheetah Conservation Fund Guest blogger for FCO Editorial Part of
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Cheetah Smugglers Nabbed in Somaliland’s First Court Conviction of Wildlife Criminals
These two cheetah cubs, kept in appalling conditions, were confiscated by conservation authorities in Somaliland at the same time as the independent territory celebrated its first formal court conviction…
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Cheetahs, cheetahs and more cheetahs
By Patricia Tricorache Summer is hurricane season in many parts of the world. At CCF, we have had a hurricane of a month. It started when on August 5th we receive…
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Cheetah Champion: Anne
Our Cheetah Champion for April is Anne Schmidt-Kuentzel. Anne is the Assistant Director for Animal Health and Research for CCF, and splits her time between the USA and CCF…
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The Cheetah Conservation Fund announces major victory with conviction of two cheetah smugglers in Somaliland
A major victory in the fight against illegal cheetah trade was achieved yesterday in a courtroom in Somaliland when two subjects charged with wildlife trafficking were sentenced to 3…
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Medium: In Namibia, charcoal production is an unlikely lifeline for cheetahs.
In the stillness of the African twilight, wild creatures begin to stir. The only sound in the crisp morning air is the distinctive call of…
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Brian Badger: Livestock Guarding Dog Program
CCF Operations Manager Brian Badger explains how our Livestock Guarding Dog program works as part of the whole of CCF’s operations to help save the cheetah in the wild.
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Solo: Sad News
We have sad news to share with you, but we had to put Solo, our 18 & 1/2 year old Cheetah to sleep today. Solo is one of the…
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The Hindu: MP seeks revival of cheetah reintroduction project
The Madhya Pradesh forest department has written to the National Tiger Conservation Authority to revive the plan to reintroduce cheetahs in the State’s Nauradehi sanctuary. The ambitious project,…
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