Did you know?

• More than 100,000 cheetahs were estimated at the beginning of the 20th century in Africa, the Middle East, and other parts of Asia. The African cheetah is now found primarily in small, fragmented populations limited to six African countries: South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Mozambique.
• Asian cheetah is already almost extinct in Asia, with less than 50 individuals left in one remote area of Iran.
• 91% of the cheetah’s historical range has been lost to human encroachment; they are wiped out of more than 38 countries.
• Because of their low population density, cheetahs require conservation areas that are considerably larger, larger than those found in most protected areas.
• In contrast to other predators, cheetahs are mostly active during the day.
• Cheetahs can reach 97 km/h (60 mph) in less than three seconds, which is comparable to a car with more than 5000cc engine, such as the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4.
• The threat of cheetah extinction in the wild is very real. More than 50% of them may vanish subject to current high levels of threat.
• Cheetahs are listed in Appendix I (no commercial trade), but CITES ignores the fact that trophy hunting is a commercial activity and grants Namibia a yearly quota; it is the only country that allows cheetah trophy hunting.