The Cheetah Preservation Foundation is a
conservation organisation
An organization or organisation ( Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is an entity—such as a company, or corporation or an institution ( formal organization), or an association—comprising one or more people and having a pa ...
set up in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...
in 1993 with special dedication to the protection of the vulnerable
South African cheetah. It is one of the largest wildlife organisations in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
. The foundation has set up a number of programmes throughout South Africa such as the
Cango Wildlife Ranch near the town of
Oudtshoorn.
See also
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Cheetah
The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large Felidae, cat and the Fastest animals, fastest land animal. It has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. The head is small and rounded, wit ...
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Asiatic cheetah
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Cheetah Conservation Fund
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African Wildlife Foundation
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
Cheetah
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