Cheetah Conservation Fund

It’s #TaylorSwift Tuesday! This week, #TaylorSwiftthecheetah is feeling “22” as she officially turns 22 weeks old! At almost six months of age, she is growing fast. In the #wild, at this age Taylor would be busy developing critical survival skills by playing with her siblings,…

Meet our #Photographer of the Month, #veterinarian and #conservationist Dr. Ralf Tobias! His love for African #wildlife was first sparked by the #nature documentaries he watched on television – and later an encounter with a king cheetah while in veterinary school help to shape a…

Be sure to catch the new episode of CheetahTV, today at 1 pm EST! This week, host Brian Badger takes viewers on a fast-paced journey through Cheetah Conservation Fund's (CCF) frontline efforts to keep #cheetahs in the #wild in #Namibia, the country appropriately dubbed the…

It’s #TaylorSwift Tuesday! It’s also National #Zookeeper Week! Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has a team of exceptionally dedicated zookeepers. It can be very challenging to care for animals in Namibia and Somaliland, where CCF rescues and rehabilitates wild #cheetahs. Yet, for…

Be sure to catch the new episode of the Kindred Podcast with CCF's Tim Hofmann! Tim discusses his work with scat detection #dogs - and the ways dog training and #conservation intersect to protect threatened species, like #cheetahs. 🎧Listen now! kindredpodcast.co/cheetah-tracke…

Cheetahs hunting. 📸: @ralf_tobias_photography

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a #veterinary intern at Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia? Read on to find out! cheetah.org/ccf-blog/inter…

Meet some of the resident #cheetahs in Namibia! So, who exactly are the cheetahs being cared for at Cheetah Conservation Fund’s (CCF) Centre in Namibia? While CCF often has short-term rehabilitation cares involving cheetahs that require only minimal medical attention, some…

In late June, the Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre (CRCC) received a new group of four #cheetah cubs. Estimated to be just a week old, the cubs are possibly the youngest Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) has received in Somaliland to date. Now, after approximately two weeks…

A huge thanks to the team from Living Desert Zoo (@livingdesert) in Palm Desert! This is the second time a team from the zoo has traveled to Somaliland to help us care for rescued #cheetah cubs -- and we are immensely grateful for support! Read more: ktla.com/news/local-new…

Meet Lisboa-Bella’s new #puppies! One of our Livestock Guarding Dogs at Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in Namibia, Lisboa-Bella was gifted to us by our amazing partners at the Lisbon Zoo in Portugal – and has been an incredible addition t to our Livestock Guarding Dog Program!…

Celebrating three years of excellence! We are proud to announce that the milking parlour at Cheetah Conservation Fund’s (CCF) Model Farm has received its Certificate of Fitness for the THIRD year in a row! At CCF, we believe in creating a future where humans and wildlife thrive…

Meet Kaveri! Rescued as an orphan in 2022, when she was just two months old, Kaveri is now being cared for by Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in #Namibia. Want to learn more about Kaveri or one of the other #cheetahs being rehabilitated by CCF? Visit cheetah.org

Recently, vaccinations were done for all of the resident #cheetahs at our Centre in Namibia. For these cats, vaccinations are done each year in May – and training is a very important part of the process. By training resident cheetahs to lie by the fence, using pieces of meat both…

#Cheetahs have inspired #art for thousands of years -- and this week on CheetahTV, host Brian Badger explores how the #cats have been portrayed in different cultures through the ages. The very special episode also features an exclusive segment with Japanese artist Tocorocomugi.…

It’s #TaylorSwift Tuesday! Just like the real @taylorswift13, tiny #TaylorSwiftTheCheetah is “Fearless”! Removed from the wild when she was just a few weeks old, Taylor was forced to grow up without her mother. Since was rescued from the illegal wildlife trade in April, her…

A newly published veterinary case report documents lead poisoning in a rehabilitated cheetah - and raises concerns about risks associated with lead ammunition in wildlife conservation programs. Read more: cheetah.org/ccf-blog/resea…