The Guardian
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Date: 2008-06-30 01:04:17 | Views: 193 | Bookmarked: 0
They are the fastest land mammal on earth, but the Cheetah is fast running out of time with an estimated 9000 to 12,000 Cheetah remaining in the wild. The Cheetah is critically endangered is some parts of Africa and could become extinct if we do not act now. Cheetah/human conflict is the biggest threat to their survival.
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors Worldwide has a partnership with the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust and Cheetah Outreach in South Africa to assist with Cheetah conservation. Funds raised support Cheetah releases, Cheetah tracking and monitoring, local education to reduce Cheetah/human conflict and The Anatolian Shepherd Program. This program is a non-lethal method of managing predators like the Cheetah from killing livestock from local farms. The Shepherd dog is raised as part of the flock to protect the animals from many predators which sometimes include the Cheetah. Farmers involved have reported no loss of livestock as a result of predator attacks since implementing this very successful program.
Australia Zoo Wildlife Warrior’s are proud sponsors of Warrior. Warrior is an Anatolian Shepard placed with a herd on a farm in Africa in 2006. Two years on; brave Warrior has become an excellent guardian to his herd. Read more about Warrior's progress.
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