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There are estimated to be only 7,100 cheetahs left in the wild, and their future remains uncertain across their range. Extinct in 25 countries and possibly extinct in a further 13 countries, cheetahs have vanished from approximately 91 percent of their historic range. They are extinct in Asia apart from a single, isolated population of perhaps 50 individuals in central Iran.
 
Cheetahs are listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, but after a recent study revealed significant population declines, scientists are calling for cheetahs to be uplisted to "Endangered." In North Africa and Asia, they are considered "Critically Endangered."
 
The species is threatened by conflict with local people, the illegal wildlife trade, legal sport hunting, and loss of prey due to overhunting by people and agricultural land developments.
 
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"I think my favorite fact about the cheetah is probably the calculation that showed that a legless cheetah could reach a speed of 15 kmh [9 mph] merely by ‘caterpillaring’--bunching and uncoiling its incredibly flexible spine. That’s about three times as fast as the typical walking speed of a human." - Dr. Luke Hunter, Chief Conservation Officer, Panthera

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2018-10-06 21:59:27

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2018-08-15 15:32:40

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2018-07-25 12:08:55

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2018-07-17 17:54:13

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2018-07-01 12:08:55

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2018-06-19 14:11:38

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2018-05-12 17:39:59

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2018-04-01 14:37:28

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2018-03-31 11:31:44

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2018-03-11 16:24:20

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2017-11-24 16:40:45

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2017-07-12 14:49:47

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2017-07-03 13:13:12

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2017-05-29 14:26:51

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2017-05-04 12:57:07

Affluent Countries Commit Less to Conservation of Large Mammals Than Rest of the World, Panthera and Oxford University Study Shows

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2017-05-04 12:45:30

Tourists Really Do Seem to Help to Preserve Wild Animals

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2017-04-06 17:52:08

Poaching Isn’t the Cheetah’s Only Problem

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2017-03-18 12:29:22

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2017-03-12 14:26:01

Stray Dogs Help Endangered Cheetahs Cheat Death

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2017-02-23 02:00:00

Asia’s Last Cheetahs

Source: National Geographic Cat Watch

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2017-02-10 02:00:00

Cheetah ‘more vulnerable to extinction than previously thought’

Source: Journal Online

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2017-02-08 02:00:00

New field ranger training guidelines, could save the lives of those on the front line of the poaching battle

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2017-01-27 02:00:00

‘If we don’t act now to protect nature, nothing will be left’

Source: The Times of India

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2017-01-26 17:11:00

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2017-01-24 02:00:00

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2017-01-20 11:00:36

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2017-01-19 15:07:06

Wild Cheetahs Are Dangerously Close to Extinction – But We Refuse to Let That Happen

Source: One Green Planet

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2017-01-16 21:00:00

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2017-01-16 02:00:00

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2017-01-13 02:00:00

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2016-12-30 12:09:43

Cheetahs in Danger of Extinction, Researchers Say

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2016-12-28 16:41:16

Cheetah Populations Plummet as They Race Toward Extinction

Source: Smithsonian Magazine

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2016-12-28 16:38:52

Cheetah Population Plunges, Study Says

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2016-12-28 16:33:07

Cheetahs Are Dangerously Close to Extinction

Source: National Geographic

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2016-12-28 16:30:58

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2016-12-28 16:14:15

Cheetahs Are Not Fast Enough To Escape Impending Extinction

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2016-12-28 14:00:27

Giraffes and Cheetahs Are Going Extinct, Warn Scientists. Why Should Humans Save Them?

Source: Big Think

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2016-12-28 02:00:00

Cheetahs are experiencing alarming declines and should be listed as endangered, scientists say

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2016-12-27 21:00:00

Cheetahs Are Racing Toward Extinction

Source: The Washington Post

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2016-12-27 15:05:59

Only 7,100 Cheetahs Left on the Planet

Source: TreeHugger

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2016-12-27 15:04:35

Report: Cheetahs, The World's Fastest Land Animals, Racing Toward Extinction

Source: CNN

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2016-12-27 15:03:07

Cheetahs Are Disappearing at an Alarming Rate

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2016-12-27 15:02:10

Cheetahs Are Far Closer To Extinction Than We Realized

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2016-12-26 19:19:42

Cheetah Numbers Decline as African Habitat Shrinks

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2016-12-26 17:35:22

Time's Running out Fast for the Cheetah: Speediest Land Animal is in Danger of Extinction As Numbers Fall to Just 7,000

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2016-12-26 17:34:06

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2016-12-26 17:29:06

Cheetah Numbers Decline As African Habitat Shrinks

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2016-12-26 17:23:10

Cheetahs Heading Towards Extinction As Population Crashes

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2016-12-26 15:13:41

Sprinting Towards Extinction? Cheetah Numbers Crash Globally

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2016-10-02 01:00:00

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2016-09-16 14:59:42

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2016-09-15 10:12:09

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2016-09-06 15:56:49

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2016-09-06 11:32:58

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2016-08-21 13:28:12

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2016-03-24 13:21:53

Saving The Desert Cheetahs Of Iran

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2015-05-14 11:37:11

Can the Iranian Cheetah Outrun Extinction?

Source: The Irish Times

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2014-12-03 13:36:43

Rhino, Cheetah Win the World's Top Camera Trap Photo Contest

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2014-09-01 18:21:34

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2014-06-02 12:13:16

New Global Alliance Commits $80 Million to Save the World's Wild Cats and Their Ecosystems

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2014-04-18 17:54:05

'Carnivorous Ballet' Helps Cheetahs Coexist With Lions

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2014-04-17 15:35:10

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2014-04-14 17:46:19

With a World Cup Debut Looming, A Rare Cheetah's Plight is in for Some Global Attention

Source: Earth Touch

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2014-02-12 15:03:09

Can Iran save the Cheetah?

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2013-10-28 16:46:20

Tom Kaplan: Billionaire King Of Cats

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2013-10-24 14:49:52

Cheetahs' Iranian revival cheers conservationists

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2013-09-13 18:53:27

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2013-09-13 18:52:04

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2013-09-10 01:00:00

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2013-05-20 11:49:17

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2013-04-29 11:49:15

World’s fastest land animal in race to survive

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2013-04-29 11:47:45

Cheetahs in race to survive

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2013-04-29 11:29:40

Cheetahs Fast-Track To Extinction?

Source: World Crunch

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2013-04-25 10:57:22

Wild Cheetah May Disappear by 2030

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2013-04-25 10:53:09

Africa’s cheetahs in race for Survival

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2013-04-25 10:49:41

Cheetahs survived ice age but may be extinct by 2030

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2013-04-25 10:44:05

Cheetahs could disappear from the wild by 2030, says experts

Source: Digital Journal

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2013-04-24 16:22:40

Experts warn cheetahs could disappear from the wild by 2030

Source: Raw Story

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2013-04-24 16:21:27

Barely 10,000 Cheetahs Left in the Wild Today

Source: Paw Nation

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2013-04-24 11:03:05

Cheetahs could disappear by 2030

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2013-03-31 01:00:00

How Many Asiatic Cheetahs Roam across Iran?

Source: Iran Press News

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2013-03-13 11:26:49

Just 20 individual cheetahs identified in Iran so far, including 6 surviving females

Source: Wildlife Extra

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2013-02-26 13:48:08

Asiatic cheetahs: on the road to extinction?

Source: Mongaybay

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2013-02-12 13:49:15

“Did you say you want to scan… a whole cheetah?”

Source: National Infographic

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2013-01-04 14:23:58

Iranian Cheetah Project: Q&A with Panthera President Dr. Luke Hunter

Source: Bare Essentials Magazine

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2012-12-14 16:46:08

Population study reveals fewer than 70 cheetahs remaining Iran

Source: Wildlife Extra

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2012-11-13 15:31:42

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Source: Aid for Africa

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2012-11-07 21:42:06

Finding the Last Cheetahs of Iran

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2012-10-26 09:45:21

National Geographic: ‘Finding the Last Cheetahs of Iran’ by Panthera’s President Dr. Luke Hunter

Source: National Geographic

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2012-10-25 15:18:06

Iran cheetah champion wins conservation prize

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2012-10-12 11:57:07

New Report Finds Illegal Hunting and Trade of Wildlife in Savanna Africa Could Result in a ‘Conservation Crisis’ if Unchecked

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2012-07-31 12:02:44

Iran's cheetah brothers roaming far and wide in search of food and a mate

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2012-07-06 15:43:31

Carnivores of the World Book Review

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2012-07-05 11:17:13

Date Night at the Zoo, if Rare Species Play Along

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2012-07-05 11:14:26

Animal picture of the day: rare image of Asiatic cheetah and cubs

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2012-07-05 01:00:00

Saving the cheetahs

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2017-06-23 17:28:34

Assessing global patterns in mammalian carnivore occupancy and richness by integrating local camera trap surveys

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2017-06-01 17:28:34

Illegal bushmeat hunters compete with predators and threaten wild herbivore populations in a global tourism hotspot

Source: Biological Conservation

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2017-02-03 02:00:00

The critically endangered Asiatic cheetah Acinonyx jubatus venaticus in Iran: a review of recent distribution, and conservation status

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2016-12-28 17:14:52

The Global Decline of Cheetah Acinonyx Jubatus and What It Means for Conservation

Source: PNAS

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2016-12-26 15:13:41

Sprinting Towards Extinction? Cheetah Numbers Crash Globally

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2016-07-26 01:00:00

The Conservation Costs of Game Ranching

Source: Conservation Letters

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2016-02-09 02:00:00

Evaluating habitat connectivity methodologies: a case study with endangered African wild dogs in South Africa

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2015-08-27 05:26:22

Phylogeography, Genetic Structure and Population Divergence Time of Cheetahs in Africa and Asia: Evidence for Long-term Geographic Isolates

Source: Molecular Biology

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2011-08-31 21:00:00

The Status of Cheetah and African Wild Dog in the Bénoué Ecosystem, North Cameroon

Source: Cat News

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2010-12-31 21:00:00

Minimum Prey and Area Requirements of the Vulnerable Cheetah Acinonyx Jubatus: Implications for Reintroduction and Management of the Species in South Africa

Source: Oryx

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2008-03-01 03:00:00

Asiatic Cheetah Cub Recovered from a Poacher in Iran.

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1997-12-01 02:00:00

Do Male Cheetahs Commit Infanticide?

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1993-12-31 21:00:00

A Case of Cannibalism in Male Cheetahs

Source: African Journal of Ecology