Cheetahs heading towards extinction as population crashes
By Matt McGrath Environment corresponden
3 hours ago From the BBC section Science & Environment
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Image caption Protected parks and reserves for cheetahs are not sufficient as the animal ranges far beyond these areas
The sleek, speedy cheetah is rapidly heading towards extinction according to a new study into declining numbers.
The report estimates that there are just 7,100 of the world's fastest mammals now left in the wild.
Cheetahs are in trouble because they range far beyond protected areas and are coming increasingly into conflict with humans.
The authors are calling for an urgent re-categorisation of the species from vulnerable to endangered. Wiped out
According to the study, more than half the world's surviving cheetahs live in one population that ranges across six countries in southern Africa.
Cheetahs in Asia have been essentially wiped out. A group estimated to number less than 50 individuals clings on in Iran.
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Would rather not post it in PETS forum; but for the fact that there are moronic
"elites" harvesting these natural treasures as "pets".
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