Botswana Cheetah Conservation

Conserving The Wild Cheetah Population Of Botswana

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The Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) project was formed in 2003 to address the threat to the nation’s cheetah population. The major challenge for the project, funded by grant aid and donor support, is one of improving community perceptions towards predators and ensuring that retaliatory killings do not continue to threaten cheetah numbers, while, at the same time, supporting and protecting rural community welfare.

The Plight of the Cheetah- Evolving over 4 million years ago and able to employ breathtaking acceleration to achieve speeds of around 70mph, the oldest of the African ‘big cats’ and the fastest land mammal on Earth is today engaged in a race against extinction.

The cheetahs distinctive physiology limits its ability to compete with healthy populations of more powerful predators in reserves and national parks. Cheetah numbers can be suppressed in these protected areas, but their otherwise successful occupation of marginal lands (with fewer competing predators) is now jeopardized by regular conflict with rural communities.

Botswana Cheetah Conservation

Conserving The Wild Cheetah Population Of Botswana
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The Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) project was formed in 2003 to address the threat to the nation’s cheetah population. The major challenge for the project, funded by grant aid and donor support, is one of improving community perceptions towards predators and ensuring that retaliatory killings do not continue to threaten cheetah numbers, while, at the same time, supporting and protecting rural community welfare.

The Plight of the Cheetah- Evolving over 4 million years ago and able to employ breathtaking acceleration to achieve speeds of around 70mph, the oldest of the African ‘big cats’ and the fastest land mammal on Earth is today engaged in a race against extinction.

The cheetahs distinctive physiology limits its ability to compete with healthy populations of more powerful predators in reserves and national parks. Cheetah numbers can be suppressed in these protected areas, but their otherwise successful occupation of marginal lands (with fewer competing predators) is now jeopardized by regular conflict with rural communities.

Botswana Cheetah Conservation

Conserving The Wild Cheetah Population Of Botswana
Image
The Cheetah Conservation Botswana (CCB) project was formed in 2003 to address the threat to the nation’s cheetah population. The major challenge for the project, funded by grant aid and donor support, is one of improving community perceptions towards predators and ensuring that retaliatory killings do not continue to threaten cheetah numbers, while, at the same time, supporting and protecting rural community welfare.

The Plight of the Cheetah- Evolving over 4 million years ago and able to employ breathtaking acceleration to achieve speeds of around 70mph, the oldest of the African ‘big cats’ and the fastest land mammal on Earth is today engaged in a race against extinction.

The cheetahs distinctive physiology limits its ability to compete with healthy populations of more powerful predators in reserves and national parks. Cheetah numbers can be suppressed in these protected areas, but their otherwise successful occupation of marginal lands (with fewer competing predators) is now jeopardized by regular conflict with rural communities.