Cheetah Conservation Project

The world’s fastest land mammal is racing towards extinction, with numbers at a mere 6,700 worldwide. A dangerously low number that sees them listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Cheetahs face numerous threats including competition from larger carnivores - which sees them pushed out of protected areas which often results in them succumbing to human-cheetah conflict incidents. They also face threats such as habitat loss. Cheetahs have been driven out of 91% of their former historic range (thanks to us humans) - they used to roam freely all over Africa and Asia, but now only reside in six African countries, and they are almost completely extinct in Asia with fewer than 50 individuals in Iran. Cheetahs, like all big cats, also face huge threats from poaching, unsustainable trophy hunting and the illegal wildlife trade.

We are working closely with our partner, The Kariega Foundation, on a cheetah reintroduction project in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. You can support this project via the buttons below: