Taking Action to Save the Cheetah
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) was founded in 1990 by Dr. Laurie Marker. CCF’s mission is to be an internationally recognized centre of excellence in research and education on cheetahs and their eco-systems, working with all stake-holders to achieve best practice in the conservation and management of the world’s cheetahs.
A Message from Laurie!
Children Making a difference for the Cheetah
Uniting Communities and the Cheetah
Creating a Foundation for the Future
CCF’s stance is that understanding the cheetah’s biology and ecology is essential to stabilise the population and manage its sustainability for the future. Its strategy to save the wild cheetah is a three-pronged process of research, conservation and education, beginning with long-term studies to understand and monitor the factors affecting the cheetah’s survival.
Results of these studies are used to develop conservation policies and programmes to sustain its populations. CCF actively works with local, national and international communities to raise awareness, communicate, educate and train.
“We see a world in which cheetahs live and flourish in co-existence with people and the environment”.
The number of cheetahs has decreased from 100,000 at end of the 19th century to approximately 10,000 today. The cheetah has suffered from inbreeding, high infant morality, loss of habitat, a reduction in its prey base, conflicts with livestock farming, and a reduced ability to survive in parks and reserves due to the presence of larger predators.
Yet, despite all these problems, the cheetah is the oldest of the big cats, and has survived the longest. If we can provide a habitat and a rich prey-base for cheetahs on the livestock farmlands of southern Africa, the cheetah’s race will be one of survival, not extinction.
“Everyone has the power to make a difference and it starts by taking Action!”
