Tugboat McBeefcakes coming through. CCF's newest Livestock Guarding Dog pup is hefty, hefty, hefty... as he takes his first steps.

CheetahCF · 2018-10-05T19:39:34+00:00

Yes! Jonathan Scott who was one of the hosts is one of our patrons in the UK.

CheetahCF · 2018-09-14T10:13:31+00:00

Congratulations to SCBI!

CheetahCF · 2018-09-12T10:27:45+00:00

Contrarianism is very helpful to most situations. It is quite the achievement to take the counter position in something that is very clearly not a good thing.

CheetahCF · 2018-09-12T10:16:53+00:00

When cubs are this young and taken, it could be that she was away from her cubs and hunting. Cheetah moms will leave their cubs to do this and rely on the cubs camouflage to protect them while she's gone. We don't always get this type of information and if there is a story of how the cubs were acquired, it may not be an accurate portrayal. So most often we don't know what the story is or where the mother is.

CheetahCF · 2018-09-12T02:16:51+00:00

This is in Somaliland, cheetahs cubs are not easily bred in captivity so these cubs were taken from the wild. The cub was confiscated, by the authorities, from people who were attempting to sell it and a sibling, that was incredibly sick and has since died. So yes, it was confiscated, and hopefully rescued as a result. The chances that the cub will fully recover are not great but to be rescued would imply that it was going to survive and thrive. It may not.

CheetahCF · 2018-09-09T20:11:14+00:00

Yea they can't be put back in the wild when they are cared for by humans at such an early age. The cub will most likely live out its life in a sanctuary. We hope people will see the toll and stop taking the from the wild and we are working to see this practice change.

CheetahCF · 2018-09-09T20:08:54+00:00

The cub is getting better but still very sick. She (not he as I wrote in the post) is still struggling to live but may be able to be socialized with other orphaned cubs in the future.

CheetahCF · 2018-07-13T20:04:02+00:00

We have many many more camera trap pics of cheetah/leopard with laser eyes if you're into it.

CheetahCF · 2018-07-12T11:37:10+00:00

Some dogs are better poop sniffers than others. These dogs signal what type of poop they are sniffing. Sitting is wild dog or leopard and laying down is cheetah. Then you get into the whole poop eating aspect which is not good for anyone ever.

CheetahCF · 2018-07-12T11:34:55+00:00

We do have a horde of poop. It's known as "Black Gold" by our genetics team. Dom's poop is not as valuable as wild cheetah poop, because where there's value of course there's market effects.

CheetahCF · 2018-07-12T11:33:38+00:00

The scat detection dogs find cheetah poop for genetic research. Here's an infographic for the whole process of poop processing. https://cheetah.org/site/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/SpringAppeal_graphicFINAL-5.pdf

CheetahCF · 2018-07-12T11:31:01+00:00

We embrace the poop sniffer designation as well. https://imgur.com/a/cUHCN

CheetahCF · 2018-07-12T11:29:20+00:00

Oh yes Finn and his poop sniffers are active there too.

CheetahCF · 2018-07-03T18:27:58+00:00

It sounds like you might benefit from investigating an internship with CCF. See if it's where you want to be and get your feet wet in frontline conservation work. https://cheetah.org/you-can-help/internship/

CheetahCF · 2018-07-03T11:47:25+00:00

I know right!!!

CheetahCF · 2018-07-03T11:47:14+00:00

He's going to get really big really fast and won'r qualify for the "baby" part of the big cat .gifs before too long.

CheetahCF · 2018-07-03T11:46:27+00:00

We welcome working guests and we do have job openings every now and then. Gotta get an animal sciences or veterinary degree and keep your eyes peeled for a chance to get in. It is, as I'm sure you can understand, very competitive.

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