Giant Leap Towards Extinction

Cheetah Numbers Crash Globally

• Researchers confirm only 7,100 cheetahs remain.
• Zimbabwe’s cheetah population has plummeted from 1,200 to a maximum of 170 animals in just 16 years – that’s a whopping loss of 85% of the country’s cheetahs.
• Causes of crash: “Human-wildlife conflict, prey and habitat loss, wildlife trafficking, and pet trade have all contributed to crash.”

Details are available from the following sources:

• http://cheetahandwilddog.org/
• http://www.zsl.org
• https://newsroom.wcs.org/