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Cheetah Conservation Fund Newsletter Number 20 May 2004 CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND NEWSLETTER PO BOX 1755 OTJIWARONGO, NAMIBIA WWW. CHEETAH. ORG CHEETA@ IAFRICA. COM. NA Marker visits Iran for Asiatic Cheetah Workshop IRAN BY bonnie schumann CCF Staff Member What do Iranian goat herders and Na- mibian cattle farmers have in common? Why, cheetahs, of course! From Otjiwarongo cattle country to the dusty plains of Iran, cattle farmers and goat herd- ers grapple with the age-old conflict that has been raging between livestock-owning humans and meat-hungry predators. Namibia is the undisputed cheetah capi- tal of the world, while Iran is home to the last remaining free-ranging cheetah outside Africa, thought to number no more than 100 individu- als. ASIATIC CHEETAH: Dr. Laurie Marker, the Cheetah Conser- There are now only fewer than 100 vation Fund (CCF) executive director, under- surviving cheetah in Iran took the long journey to Iran to participate in an International Workshop on the Conservation of The remaining Asiatic Cheetah are found the Asiatic Cheetah. Marker met with Iranian DR.LAURIE MARKER IN IRAN WITH A on the edge of Dasht-e Kavir – a large area government officials, conservationists (from of desert and shrub steppe, which is the last LOCAL IRANIAN HERDER. around the world), Iranian camel herders and stronghold of the Cheetah in Asia smallstock owners to seek solution to the prob- Main threats to the survival of the Asiatic lems facing the Iranian farmers and the last few tus of the species and plan long-term conserva- Cheetah are habitat disturbance and representatives of the Asiatic cheetah. tion strategies with stakeholders throughout the degradation and illegal killing or poaching The last half-century has seen a rapid cheetah’s Iranian range. The merging of national of cheetahs decline of the world’s last Asiatic cheetah, The and international experts with local communi- cats are now extinct throughout the majority of ties laid the foundation for a week of produc- The Project “Conservation of the Asiatic their historic range, including Russia, India and tive meetings and dialogue regarding the future Cheetah, Its Natural Habitat and Associated Biota in the I. R. Iran” has been running the Middle East. of the cheetah in Iran, Marker said. since September 2001 in collaboration with The final populations of the critically While in Iran the fear is that there are the Wildlife Conservation Society(WCS), endangered Asiatic cheetah occur in the frag- ‘too few’ cheetah left, the hope is that there are the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and mented territories on the outer-ring of Iran’s enough dedicated people to turn the situation the International Union for Conservation Kavir desert. around. Here in Namibia, farmers often talk (ICUN). The project is funded by a grant The workshop served as an opportunity from the United Nations Development to examine past efforts, assess the current sta- SEE ‘IRAN’ on page 2 Programme (UNDP) GEF YOU’RE INVITED! ○ IN THIS ISSUE○ ... Cheetah ecology & biology p 3 Livestock guard dogs p 7 Education p 8 Join the Cheetah Conservation Fund at its annual celebration of speed and elegance. This years fund-raising dinner, ‘Reflections,’ will be Community news p 10 held at the Windhoek Country Club on Saturday 24 July. Tickets cost Editorials p 12 n$300 per person and include dinner, music entertainment, presentations, awards, a silent auction and special guests and performances. International news p 14 We are delighted that our International Patron, His Excellency Dr. Sam Nujoma, the President of the Republic of Namibia, will be our guest ccf phone: (067) 306.225 ccf fax: (067) 306.247 of honour for our celebration. Help support our diverse programmes and CCF E-MAIL: [email protected] join us for the gala evening. Contact CCF to buy your tickets now! CHEETAH CONSERVATION FUND NEWSLETTER number 20 May 2004 PAGE 1 IRAN: stake- holders meet to otes from the director discuss cheetah N I’d like to thank you for your interest in the Cheetah Conservation Fund and share with you some of our many highlights and accomplishments in the past year. IRAN STORY from page 1 With dull moments at CCF few and far between, about ‘too many’ cheetahs. However, on a glo- our time is full with cheetahs and tasks relating to accom- bal scale the cheetah is endangered. plishing our mission – keeping the cheetahs wild and free. So, many of the planet’s species are However, not all cheetahs can live free, and CCF continues brought to the brink of extinction, teetering there to responsibly care for orphaned non-releasable cheetahs. while we try to ‘save them’ from ourselves. We We currently have 26 cheetahs at the Centre. need to learn to act while there are still ‘too Our weeks are active with basic cheetah research. many’ to ensure we do not reach the ‘too few’ In the past 14 years we have worked on over 650 cheetahs or even ‘all gone’ stage. of which over half have been released back into the wild. In 2003, 29 cheetahs were re- Cheetahs face extinction in most of their leased back into the wild. All wild cheetahs that come through CCF are measured, and range countries, having been exterminated in samples are collected from them for an assessment of overall health, disease and genetic no fewer than 13 countries in the last 50 years. studies. Samples have also been included on our Genome Resource Bank where we have Cheetah numbers have plummeted from an es- banked over 120 cheetah sperm samples to date. timated 100,000 to between 9,000 and 12,000 Our staff works actively with farmers and helps deal with wild and captive cheetah cheetahs today, that in the brief space of 100 issues. We will also continue to be spokespeople for integrated livestock and wildlife man- years. agement, thus reducing the conflicts between cheetahs and farmers. Conservancy advocacy Farmers, already facing the burdens of is an important part of all our efforts, as CCF works in guiding policy that affects cheetah drought, livestock disease and changing politi- conservation issues and land use for conservation. cal situations, have the added burden of ensur- This year our programme work will look toward increased economic incentives, ing that Namibia’s cheetah population stays including the pro-active marketing of Namibia’s beef as ‘predator friendly.’ afloat and even begins to flourish. Education continues as one of our most important programmes and we have edu- Namibia is home to an estimated 3,000 cated over 100,000 Namibian students. During the past year, over 2,000 students partici- or more cheetahs, over 90 percent of which are pated in our Centre-based education (overnighting at our tented camp and participating in found on commercial farmland. environmental education). This year our education staff visited almost 10,000 learners at In Iran, Marker spoke of the many Na- schools throughout the country. CCF is also currently working with the Namibian Ministry mibian farmers who have figured out how to of Basic Education to get cheetah and predator conservation into the national curriculum. live – peacefully – with predators. Namibian Last year we conducted our first workshop for communal herders and a training farmers serve as models to farmers from manual has been developed and will soon be published as a book. In addition, we placed 28 countries that have cheetah populations – Anatolian Shepherd livestock guarding dogs and currently there are over 120 dogs working South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Kenya. on Namibian farms. Iranians have a long way to go, with very Our bush project is another highlight. We continue to do research on the biodiversity little time left for their cheetahs. Namibians, of plots, while at the same time our bush plant is nearly complete and in May we hope to be on the other hand, have come a long way. But in in full production of bush fuel logs - logs that help restore cheetah habitat. both cases there is a lot left to be done so that We are busy, and you can imagine that all the work we are doing requires people and we all can live together. resources. On behalf of all the cheetahs, past and present, know you are very important to Let’s not wait, and be complacent with our efforts in saving the wild cheetah. Without you, the cheetah doesn’t have a chance. one of the world’ most unique and valuables species – the cheetah. Dr. Laurie Marker NEWSLETTER STAFF Bells welcomed as new volunteers EDITORS: David Bell and Jennifer Newlin Bell are Dr. Laurie Marker, Bonnie Schumann new additions to the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Jennifer Newlin Bell (CCF) and will be volunteering until August. Before coming to CCF, the Bells lived in a rural WRITERS: village outside Opuwo in northwest Namibia Dave Bell, Jennifer Newlin Bell, Dr. Adrienne and were community development volunteers Crosier, Ron Gray, Butch Haft, Abraham through the United States Peace Corps. Masadu, Dr. Laurie Marker, Brad Ryan, Bonnie David, who has a business and marketing Schumann, Mandy Schumann, Mary Wykstra background, is helping develop the “Cheetah and Karen Ziegler. Country Beef” programme and assisting with various training and conservancy efforts. ABOUT CCF: Jennifer, who has experience in journal- The Cheetah Conservation Fund, a Namibian ism and design, is helping design and edit CCF non-profit organisation, was founded in 1990. publications and marketing materials, including DAVID AND JENNIFER BELL, CCF aims to save the cheetah and its habitat Bushblok, CCF’s new teacher’s resource guide, FORMER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT through multi-disciplinary research, conserva- and its Guide to Integrated Livestock and Preda- tion and education programmes.
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