The Cheetah Preservation Foundation is a
conservation
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Conservation may also refer to:
Environment and natural resources
* Nature conservation, the protection and managem ...
organisation
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set up in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
in 1993 with special dedication to the protection of the vulnerable
South African cheetah
The Southeast African cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus jubatus'') is the nominate cheetah subspecies native to East and Southern Africa. The Southern African cheetah lives mainly in the lowland areas and deserts of the Kalahari, the savannahs of Okav ...
. It is one of the largest wildlife organisations in
Africa
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. The foundation has set up a number of programmes throughout South Africa such as the
Cango Wildlife Ranch near the town of
Oudtshoorn
Oudtshoorn (, ), the "ostrich capital of the world", is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865– ...
.
See also
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Cheetah
The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...
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Asiatic cheetah
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Cheetah Conservation Fund
The Cheetah Conservation Fund is a research and lobby institution in Namibia concerned with the study and sustenance of the country's cheetah population, the largest and healthiest in the world. Its Research and Education Centre is located east ...
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African Wildlife Foundation
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is the leading international conservation organization focused exclusively on Africa's wildlife and wild lands.
AWF's programs and conservation strategies are designed to protect the wildlife and wild lands of ...
External links
Cheetah Preservation Foundation official website* US Fish & Wildlife Service
Threatened and Endangered Species System (TESS)SSP Fact Sheet
on the AZA website.
Cheeta Conservation Fund
References
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1993 establishments in South Africa
Conservation projects
Nature conservation in Namibia
Nature conservation in South Africa
Cat conservation organizations
Organizations established in 1993
Animal welfare organisations based in South Africa
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