Founded in 1990, the Cheetah Conservation Fund has its mission to be the world's resource charged with protecting the Cheetahs and ultimately ensuring its future on our planet, CCF will work with all stakeholders within the Cheetah S. Ecosystem to develop best practices in research, education, and ecology, and create a sustainable model from which all other species, including people, will benefit. The CCF is based in Namibia, the country with the largest and healthiest population of Cheetahs left in the world, its research and education center is located 44 km east of Aqjewarongo. The nonprofit organization has developed a diverse range of programs to scientifically study Cheetah physiology, its behavior, habitat, prey species, and human and wildlife conflict issues. The results of these scientific studies are disseminated internationally via publications and presentations, and the ever-expanding scientific database is utilized to develop strategic education in conservation programs. Both within Namibia and worldwide there is now far greater awareness of the value of Cheetah within the ecosystem and its endangered status, encouragingly increasing numbers of Namibian farmers are implementing predator-friendly livestock management techniques. CCF's conservation and educational efforts are supported by ongoing research used to develop policies and programs to sustain the Cheetah population in Namibia, and as a model for Cheetah conservation programs in other countries such as Botswana, Kenya, South Africa, and Algeria and Iran.