Caption: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female, Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
By Charles J Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39491046
Vermont for Wildlife
Caption: Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female, Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
By Charles J Sharp - Own work, from Sharp Photography, sharpphotography, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39491046
CHEETAH
Cheetah populations are already threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, and the growing trade in cheetahs as pets—especially in the Middle East—further stresses already stressed populations.
CHEETAH LINKS:
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Illegal cheetah trade continues through Instagram, 4sale, YouTube
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/10/illegal-cheetah-trade-continues-through-instagram-4sale-youtube/
This impoverished region is a hub for the cheetah trade. Now it's fighting back.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/fighting-cheetah-trade-somaliland/