Cheetah Canada

08/27/2026

Saving the cheetah means saving the drylands. 🐆🌍

Among the civil society organizations represented at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, Cheetah Conservation Fund was honored to be selected as one of just five organizations invited to present directly to national representatives.

Dr. Laurie Marker shared a message that goes far beyond one species: Cheetahs are essential to healthy dryland ecosystems.

More than 80% of the world’s cheetahs live outside protected areas, sharing working rangelands with pastoral communities. As a top predator, the cheetah is part of the ecological balance that supports biodiversity and functioning landscapes.

So when we save cheetahs, we are not simply saving a species. We are helping protect the rangelands, biodiversity and communities that depend on them.

CCF is one of the few wildlife organizations bringing biodiversity and wildlife into the global conversation on land degradation, restoration and dryland resilience at the UNCCD.

Laurie’s message at COP17 was clear:
Restore the land. Support the people. Protect the wildlife.

Because healthy drylands mean a healthier planet—and the cheetah can help show us the way.

08/26/2026

🐾 International Dog Day: Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of Coexistence

Today, we honour a remarkable partnership — one between rural farmers and the dogs that protect their livelihoods.

Across Namibia, CCF's Livestock Guarding Dog (LGD) program places Anatolian Shepherds and Kangals with farming families. We also have provided digs to Botswana, Tanzania, and South Africa. These dogs don't chase or fight predators — they simply stand guard, deterring cheetahs, leopards, and jackals before conflict ever begins.

For many rural households, a single goat represents more than livestock. It's a "living bank account" — covering emergencies, school fees, and social obligations in communities where liquid cash is scarce. When predators strike, the loss isn't just financial; it's a genuine livelihood shock.

That's why our LGDs matter so much. By protecting herds, they protect farmers. And when farmers no longer see predators as a threat to their survival, they become partners in conservation rather than adversaries.

This is what coexistence looks like in practice: not conservation imposed on communities, but built with them — one guardian dog, one protected herd, one thriving farm at a time. 🐐🐾

On this International Dog Day, we're proud to celebrate these four-legged guardians and the farmers who welcome them into their lives and livelihoods.

Learn more about how CCF's Livestock Guarding Dog program supports coexistence across Southern and East Africa. 🌍

08/25/2026

We’re delighted to share some very special news from our Livestock Guarding Dog programme!

On 29th July 2026, one of our beautiful breeding females, Nahanni, welcomed a litter of 9 healthy puppies, 6 boys and 3 girls!

This litter is particularly special as Nahanni’s name was sponsored through CCF Canada team donor and she is the daughter of Lisboa-Bella who was sponsored through our friends in Portugal, both whose support helps make our Livestock Guarding Dog programme possible and allows us to continue raising the next generation of these incredible working dogs.

For now, these little ones are busy doing what puppies do best growing, sleeping, eating and keeping everyone on their toes! But before long, they’ll begin learning the skills they need to follow in their mother’s footsteps and become dedicated guardians of livestock!

Every puppy is another step towards our wider goal of helping farmers protect their livestock while reducing conflict between people and predators here in Namibia. These tiny bundles of fluff have a big future ahead of them!

A huge thank you to Modesta, Simone, our dedicated interns and the entire team for the continued care, support and commitment that goes into giving these puppies the best possible start.

We can’t wait to watch Nahanni’s nine little guardians grow and discover their personalities!

Stay tuned for more updates as their journey begins!

08/25/2026

Update on the recent three cubs rescued earlier in August. They are doing well and are taken care 24/7 by the staff. You can see new footage from yesterday taken by the Country Manager Chris Wade.

Three More Rescued Cheetah Cubs from the Illegal Wildlife TradeA ...

08/24/2026

🐐 The Hidden Value of a Goat in Namibia's Shared Landscapes

At CCF we've long understood a simple truth: you cannot protect a species without protecting the people who share its landscape.

In rural Namibia, a goat is never just an animal. It's a living bank account — worth N$800 to N$2,000 for a standard animal, and N$4,000 to N$5,000 or more for quality breeding stock. For many farming families, that goat represents:
🐾 School fees when they're due
🐾 Medicine in an emergency
🐾 Food on the table
🐾 A dowry, a celebration, a community bond

Namibia's farmlands are not separate from cheetah habitat — they are cheetah habitat. Over 90% of the country's cheetah population lives outside protected areas, on the same land where families raise their herds. This shared landscape is where conservation truly happens — not behind fences, but in the daily choices of farmers navigating life alongside predators.

So when a predator takes a goat, the loss echoes far beyond the herd.

It's a livelihood shock:
📉 A financial setback that compounds over time
🍽️ Fewer resources for household nutrition
⏰ More hours spent herding, fewer spent on other essential work
🦁 A harder case to make for tolerating the predators next door

This is why CCF's approach has always started with people. Livestock guardian dogs, improved herd management, and community education aren't just conservation tools — they're economic lifelines. When we help a farmer protect their goats, we're not just saving cheetahs. We're strengthening the very foundation of coexistence in these shared spaces. To date, CCF placed over 800 LGD since the program started in 1994. Thousands of farmer benefits from training on farming practices to improve productivity and manage farmlands.

Conservation isn't something we do to a landscape. It's something we build with the people who call it home.

https://cheetah.org/canada/2026/08/24/understanding-predations-true-cost-to-namibian-rural-farmers/

In rural Namibia, a grazing goat is more than livestock — it's a family's school fees, medical fund, or next meal.

08/23/2026

Nous collaborons avec Miller Zoo pour une journée d’information sur les guépards. Patricia Elias sera présente de CheetahCanada pour partager les programmes de préservation et notre travaille avec les communautés locales. Joigniez- vous a nous!!

Votre billet pour aider les guépards 🐆

Ce lundi 24 août, votre visite au Miller Zoo contribuera directement à la conservation des guépards ! 🎟

En partenariat avec le Cheetah Conservation Fund Canada (Cheetah Canada), nous sommes heureux de remettre une partie de chaque billet journalier vendu cette journée à l’organisme afin de soutenir ses efforts pour la protection des guépards. 🤝

Des représentants du Cheetah Conservation Fund Canada seront présents au Miller Zoo toute la journée et animeront un kiosque à proximité de l’habitat de David et Nyota, nos deux guépards. 🐆

Venez découvrir leur mission et mieux comprendre les défis auxquels font face les guépards à l’état sauvage ainsi que les solutions mises en place pour assurer leur survie.

Vous pourrez également en apprendre davantage sur le travail du Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), partenaire de l’organisme dans plusieurs projets de conservation, notamment en Namibie et au Somaliland.

En venant nous visiter ce lundi, vous contribuez vous aussi à la protection de cette espèce. 🌱

08/23/2026

Can I climb? Not easy.

08/22/2026

Chewbaaka’s Wild Cheetah Challenge Ends August 31 – Double Your Donation!


https://cheetah.org/canada/2026/07/02/chewbaakas-wild-cheetah-challenge-double-your-donation/

08/21/2026

It's Friday Cheetah - Fun Fact!

Did you know cheetah cubs lose their baby teeth and grow their adult teeth at around 3–6 months of age, just like humans? 🐆🦷

By about 6–7 months, most of their permanent teeth have come in, helping prepare them for adulthood and a meat-based diet. These stronger teeth are essential for gripping and tearing prey as they grow into skilled hunters. 🌿✨

08/18/2026

Interested in livestream - Saving the Cheetah, Saving Drylands
August 19 at 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM in Mongolia is 3:30 AM to 4:30 AM August 19 EDT.

OUR CALL TO UNCCD PARTIES
Recognize wildlife indicators in Land Degradation Neutrality
Invest in coexistence on the working rangelands where ~80% of cheetahs — and their pastoralist neighbours — actually live. One action, delivering across UNCCD, CBD and UNFCCC.

Watch panelists livestream here - go to end of the page https://iucn.org/events/large-event/iucn-unccd-cop17