48% of you guessed correctly that there are 1500-2000 cheetahs in Namibia! These are based on two recent, independent estimates of cheetah populations. One of them is open access: https://t.co/b4nxTjEBkk 1/ https://t.co/Nt7PTU84ah
The South African cheetah is endangered with a new study revealing a maximum population of 6,827 individuals. They mainly face habitat loss and poaching. https://t.co/VVozEBPp2p https://t.co/FJAgrz0zes
Featured on the homepage this week: The distribution and numbers of cheetah in southern Africa - comprehensive assessment reveals the critical state of one of the planet’s most iconic big cats. https://t.co/hzZndxedcw https://t.co/fesQpgudyW
@NatGeo and the Big Cats Initiative helped support the new research just out this week, further calling for cheetahs to be listed as endangered: https://t.co/lcjEg77x5n