This is a South African cheetah, and it’s in trouble
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https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/this-is-a-south-african-cheetah-and-its-in-trouble/
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When researchers mapped almost 100,000 square kilometers of South Africa, or nearly 40,000 square miles, they only found 83 mature adults. They called their project the Free-Roaming Cheetah Census, and it’s the most comprehensive survey of cheetahs ever conducted in the region. The cheetahs that inhabit the unprotected areas here move naturally across borders, going […]
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