30 Dec 2016

Endangered or vulnerable? Cheetah numbers decline as African habitat shrinks

Highlights

  • Conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land.
  • An estimated 7,100 cheetahs remain in the __wild across Africa and in a small area of Iran.
  • Human encroachment has pushed the wide-ranging predator out of 91 percent of its historic habitat.
 A couple of cheetahs are photographed in the Tamboti Game Reserve, near Lephalale, South Africa. (AP Photo) A couple of cheetahs are photographed in the Tamboti Game Reserve, near Lephalale, South Africa. (AP Photo)