PRTCT | CHEETAH
The known Cheetah population is roughly 6,700 adult and adolescent animals distributed across 29 subpopulations. These estimates are very approximate and are derived from largely expert assessment and from the extent of known resident Cheetah range multiplied by density, however, they constitute the best available information. Because of the difficulty in estimating density for a wide-ranging scarce carnivore like the Cheetah, there is little accurate information on population decline
Cheetahs are the fastest land mammals and have been documented as reaching speeds up to 103 km per hour (29 meters per second. Cheetahs make use of their high speeds to catch their prey, but they are unable to sustain top speeds for much more than a few hundreds of meters.
As a wide-ranging carnivore that never attains densities of much more than two individuals per 100 km2, Cheetah is particularly vulnerable to habitat loss and fragmentation. Their low density means that Cheetah populations require much larger areas of land to survive than do those of other carnivore species, and hence they are particularly sensitive to these pressures which, together, represent the over-arching threat to Cheetah. Cheetah is hunted in some areas for their skins, and also for cultural uses. Additionally, there is a substantial illegal trade in Cheetah cubs to Gulf states. An emerging threat is an increase in resource extraction and extensive infrastructure development, such as mining, oil, pipelines, roads and railways. These developments risk further fragmentation of the remaining Cheetah subpopulations into smaller and smaller subpopulations which may no longer be viable.
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