Cheetah Conservation Fund working to save the Wild Cheetah from Extinction
Loss of habitat, conflict with humans, as well as its own loss of genetic variation, are the main threats facing the cheetah today.
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) (www.cheetah.org) was founded in Namibia (the country with the largest percentage of wild cheetahs) in 1990. We manage a program in Kenya, and collaborate with all cheetah-range countries. We work to:
- create and manage long-term conservation strategies for the cheetah throughout their range
- develop and implement better livestock management practices, eliminating the need for ranchers to kill so many cheetah.
- conduct conservation education programs for local villagers, ranchers and school children
- continue intensive scientific research in cheetah genetics, biology and species survival
Volunteering with Cheetahs
Work with Cheetahs and help support our efforts!
Volunteers are the backbone of our work in Namibia and Kenya. We have programs for general volunteers (working guests), student internships (including Masters & Ph.D. students) and zookeepers.All our volunteer programs require a mandatory donation. However, discounted/subsidized fees are available for student interns and zookeepers, and also for Namibian, South African and Kenyan citizens. We charge a fee for volunteering to cover the costs of training and supervising our volunteers, as well as the costs of room and board. Your contribution also ensures the future of our programs.
CCF does not provide funding or scholarships for volunteers, interns or zookeepers. Many of our volunteers are successful in seeking funding through their schools, friends and family, local community, employers or other special programs. If you need information on CCF to complete grant proposals, you can search these pages and also look at our annual and mid-year reports for details.
For more information, please visit our web site by clicking here.
You can also volunteer from home via one of CCF's chapters. Click on this link for information on CCF chapters.
Cheetah Conservation Fund videos
Lern about our work to save the wild cheetah.
Laurie Marker, Ph.D., Cheetah Conservation Fund
Laurie Marker, Ph.D., founder/executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has accomplished much since founding CCF in 1990. She has led a conservation program from humble beginnings in rural Namibia to an unparalleled model for predator conservation. Time magazine awarded her "Hero for the Planet" in 2000. In 2007, she completed a breakthrough research study on captive cheetah reproduction. The first-ever in vitro cheetah embryos to reach early embryonic development were produced at CCF in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and the University of California at Davis.
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AddisonsCompass wrote...
I am very happy to have this as my squidoo charity and I want to see what else I can do through other efforts. squidoo.com/addisonscompass
Posted April 22, 2009
BlueMtnWildlife wrote...
Glad to see a fellow nonprofit doing more good. We are based in Oregon, and the Oregon Zoo's General Curator is really into helping the cheetah...and is a part of the "run for the cheetah" benefit in Portland. Great cause...best of luck.
Posted February 27, 2009
wayfarer wrote...
Cheetahs are at a disadvantage because of the genetic bottleneck they experienced in the past. An organization like this is necessary to intervene and save cheetahs. Well done!
Posted December 22, 2008
CheetahConservationFund wrote...
The cheetah challenge means extinction; ours is to stop it. Help us raise $75,000 this month and give a live gift to you or your loved ones. For information visit www.cheetah.org or watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVz09ndQvtA. Thanks!
Posted December 12, 2008
CheetahConservationFund wrote...
Your comments and feedback are very important to us, however, if you have specific questions about our work, please e-mail us at info(at)cheetah.org.
Posted November 20, 2008
