Some conservationists believe the cheetah, once native to North America, could make a comeback through rewilding programs but ...

The Cheetah is a large and powerful feline that was once found throughout Africa and Asia and even in parts of Europe. Today ...

Cheetahs are critically endangered. In the last century, their population has gone from 100,000 to less than 8,000. Their once-extensive habitat has shrunk due to increased urbanization and ...

They can’t top a cheetah’s sprinting speed, but they can sprint at speeds of 50 miles per hour. Wildebeests also clump together in groups to protect themselves and their young from predators.

Male cheetahs are known to form coalitions for territorial protection and hunt much larger prey, such as wildebeest, kudu or eland. Unlike other African predators, cheetahs rarely scavenge. They are ...

Through the Cheetah Conservation Fund or CCF, founded in 1990, Dr. Marker is working to save cheetahs, whose biggest threats include habitat loss, illegal trafficking, and human-wildlife conflict.