Help us find the cheetahs of Zimbabwe!
In January this year my husband and I started Cheetah
Conservation Project Zimbabwe (CCPZ). Although the cheetahs in Zimbabwe form an
important part of the largest cheetah population in Southern Africa, not much
is known about this shy and elusive animal. Our first aim is therefore to
conduct a survey in order to find out where cheetahs occur, how many there are
and what conservation challenges they face.
I admit this doesn't sound like it has much to do with
birds, but...
you might have come across a cheetah on one of your
birding trips! If this is the case, you can help us by sending us your
(historical) cheetah sightings and/or pictures.
Sightings give us an indication of cheetah occurrence so
if you have seen this beautiful slender carnivore somewhere in Zimbabwe please
let us know when and where, how many cheetahs you saw and whether or not they
had cubs. Each cheetah has a unique coat pattern which enables us to identify
individuals. If you managed to take a picture send it to us as well so we can
add it to our National ID database.
You can send your (historical) sightings and/or pictures
to cheetah@cheetahzimbabwe.org
or fill in the sighting form at www.cheetahzimbabwe.org.
Esther van der Meer
Project director
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