Cheetahs, famous as the world’s fastest land animal, have lost - TopicsExpress



          

Cheetahs, famous as the world’s fastest land animal, have lost about 90% of their population over the last century as their huge ranges in Africa and Asia have been taken over by farmland. Fewer than 10,000 remain and numbers are falling. There is an ancient tradition of using trained cheetahs as royal hunting animals in Africa but, more recently, a growing demand for status-symbol pets in the Gulf states has further reduced populations. Please read and share this interesting article about the need for action on the illegal trade of cheetahs as pets.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:38:56 +0000

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