Heroines for the Planet: Cheetah Conservation Fund Founder Dr. Laurie Marker

eco-chick.com 01 Oct '12, 12pm

Heroines for the Planet: Cheetah Conservation Fund Founder Dr. Laurie Marker

I learned at Wildlife Safari that cheetahs do not breed well in captivity. As with any endangered species, captive breeding is important. A lack of captive breeding meant that zoos needed to replenish their exhibits with wild cheetahs, which was not a desirable situation. In 1980, I participated in a genetic study that revealed that cheetahs genes have no variation; this meant that their immune systems were vulnerable to diseases in a way that few other species are. The challenge of captive breeding together with the rampant shooting of cheetahs in Namibia led me to form the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and move permanently to Namibia in 1990. Smithsonian Magazine’s March 2008 cover story CHEETAHS A Plan for Their Survival is a great resource for learning more about my work.

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@Zuburbia » 18 Oct '12, 12am
Enjoyed this interview w/ @Chewbaaka (founder of @CCFUSA) about her work to save endangered cheetahs [link] (via @ecochickie)
@sheerethic » 01 Oct '12, 10pm
An interview with an amazing woman: Cheetah Conservation Fund Founder Dr. Laurie Marker [link] #animalrights
@EcoLustre » 01 Oct '12, 8pm
Amazing work MT @LindsEBrown: @CCFUSA's Dr. Marker saving #cheetahs while alleviating poverty & supporting clean energy [link]
@earthwatch_org » 01 Oct '12, 3pm
Fun interview with @CCFUSA 's Dr. Laurie Marker, who gives a kind nod to #Earthwatchers' help on behalf of #cheetahs. [link]
@Ecochickie » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
#HeroinesforthePlanet: @CCFUSA's Dr. Marker who's saving world's cheetahs,alleviating poverty,creating clean energy [link] RT!
@LindsEBrown » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
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@fibergeneration » 01 Oct '12, 12pm
Heroines for the Planet: Cheetah Conservation Fund Founder Dr. Laurie Marker [link]
@LindsEBrown » 04 Oct '12, 3pm
#HeroinesforthePlanet: @CCFUSA's Dr. Marker on saving #cheetahs while alleviating #poverty & supporting clean #energy [link]
@Elenaintra » 01 Oct '12, 3pm
Heroines for the planet: Cheetah Conservation Fund Founder Dr. Laurie Marker [link]

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