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About 70% of the trade in live cheetahs is unfolding on social media, new research has found.
CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

Social media fuelling illicit trade in cheetahs

About 65% of the web addresses analysed indicated that the users were also trading in other wildlife such as lion, tiger, leopard, reptiles, birds, antelope and primates This…

  • Sheree Bega
1 min read
South African experts involved in the introduction of cheetah to India say botulism from contaminated water may to be blame (Supplied by DFFE)
ADRIAN TORDIFFE

Cheetah from South Africa dies in India

South African experts involved in the introduction of cheetah to India say botulism from contaminated water may to be blame

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Scientists on both sides weigh in as concerns are raised over animals’ welfare and viability of ambitious project to repopulate Asian savannah. (Supplied by DFFE)
BIG CATS

South African cheetahs arrive safely in India, now conservationists wait to see whether the big cats can thrive

Scientists on both sides weigh in as concerns are raised over animals’ welfare and viability of ambitious project to repopulate Asian savannah But questions remain over viability…

  • Sheree Bega
9 min read
Cheetah cubs rescued in Somaliland, which is on the trafficking route from East Africa to countries such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, are cared for at a centre in Hargeisa set up by Namibia’s Cheetah Conservation Fund.(Laura Orozco)
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Somalia’s cheetah smuggling ring

Africa’s big cats are being trafficked to rich households in the Middle East who want ‘something more exotic’

  • Louise Redvers
8 min read
The second factor reflecting a change in US foreign policy towards South Africa is that, for more than 12 months, the US did not appoint an ambassador to South Africa. (Getty)
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Why cheetahs in the Maasai Mara need better protection from tourists

New findings show that the numbers of cubs a cheetah is able to rear is lower in areas that receive lots of tourists

  • Staff Reporter
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The missing cheetah was named after US Actress Angelina Jolie.
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Jolie the cheetah reported missing in Free State

The pet cheetah of a Free State farming couple is missing in the Wesselsbron area.

  • Sapa
1 min read