According to the study's authors, the habitat preservation strategy that can be so effective in other species does not work on cheetahs because of their wide range. Complicating conservation efforts, cheetahs are carnivores and difficult to maintain in captivity. About 77\% of wild cheetah's ranges are outside protected areas. The cheetahs' secretive nature makes finding conclusive evidence on cheetahs difficult, says Durant. According to Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's cheetah population dwindled from an estimated 1,500 in 1999 to 150–170 in 2013–2015, a roughly 85\% decline. The group based its survey on such resources as photographs, tourist sightings, safari guides, cattle herders, and village chiefs. The new study asks the IUCN to change the status of cheetah from "vulnerable" to "endangered" in an effort to protect cheetahs. The IUCN lists both the (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) and the Asiatic cheetah as "critically endangered" in their Red List. Herd of cheetah at the Cheetah Conservation Fund Causes of cheetah decline have been mostly habitat loss, killings of cheetahs by humans, human hunting of cheetah's resources such as , illegal fur trade, illegal cub trafficking, and roadkill. According to the , about 85\% of an estimated 1,200 trafficked cheetah cubs have died within the past ten years, perishing en route. Female cheetah Their exotic aesthetic renders cheetah very valuable. A trafficked cub can fetch $10,000, according to the BBC. According to DW, cheetah skin and meat are valuable as well   .
According to the study's authors, the habitat preservation strategy that can be so effective in other species does not work on cheetahs because of their wide range. About 77\% of wild cheetah's ranges are outside protected areas. According to Cheetah Conservation Project Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe's cheetah population dwindled from an estimated 1,500 in 1999 to 150–170 in 2013–2015, a roughly 85\% decline. The group based its survey on such resources as photographs, tourist sightings, safari guides, cattle herders, and village chiefs. The new study asks the IUCN to change the status of cheetah from "vulnerable" to "endangered" in an effort to protect cheetahs. The IUCN lists both the (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) and the Asiatic cheetah as "critically endangered" in their Red List. Herd of cheetah at the Cheetah Conservation Fund Causes of cheetah decline have been mostly habitat loss, killings of cheetahs by humans, human hunting of cheetah's resources such as , illegal fur trade, illegal cub trafficking, and roadkill. According to the , about 85\% of an estimated 1,200 trafficked cheetah cubs have died within the past ten years, perishing en route. Female cheetah Their exotic aesthetic renders cheetah very valuable. A trafficked cub can fetch $10,000, according to the BBC. According to DW, cheetah skin and meat are valuable as well . Complicating conservation efforts, cheetahs are carnivores and difficult to maintain in captivity. According to one report, the 77\% of wild cheetah habitat is outside the range of protected wildlife areas and reserves. The cheetahs' secretive nature makes finding conclusive evidence on cheetahs difficult, says Durant .
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Complicating conservation efforts, cheetahs are carnivores and difficult to maintain in captivity.
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The cheetahs' secretive nature makes finding conclusive evidence on cheetahs difficult, says Durant.
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Complicating conservation efforts, cheetahs are carnivores and difficult to maintain in captivity. According to one report, the 77\% of wild cheetah habitat is outside the range of protected wildlife areas and reserves. The cheetahs' secretive nature makes finding conclusive evidence on cheetahs difficult, says Durant