https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog daily 0.75 2022-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c828a7a374198f40f3c3008/1552059044939-1QMKBQD8GBAU8V51B4K3/xzuvhgdQGul0amA3Qc7a_373A9681.jpg Newsblog https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/range-wide-study-on-cheetah-male-spatial-tactics-and-communication-hubs monthly 0.5 2023-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/0a7a0ea7-b942-4670-b1a3-f5e3dc06f84e/upscaling-flyer-4_CR.jpg Newsblog - Range-wide study on cheetah male spatial tactics and communication hubs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/first-reported-case-of-anthrax-in-wildlife-in-the-namib-desert-infected-zebra-most-likely-causes-death-of-three-cheetahs monthly 0.5 2021-09-27 https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/short-film-research-for-conservation-a-science-based-solution-to-the-farmer-cheetah-conflict-in-namibia-gnda4-wh83b monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/kickstarting-the-trapping-season-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1621448598352-HLHEY610YF2VIQJ9SABL/DJI_0124.jpg Newsblog - Kickstarting the trapping „season“ 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1621448713824-HD2KE2S2QM7QLMRM5LPM/DJI_0094.jpg Newsblog - Kickstarting the trapping „season“ 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1621448648655-ZHI6Z3755TTLNV20SND5/DJI_0095.jpg Newsblog - Kickstarting the trapping „season“ 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/moving-forward-with-cheetah-research-and-conservation-a-map-of-communication-hubs monthly 0.5 2021-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1619611971774-DOMITHGVCFDZSGNTUZYJ/map+cedric.jpg Newsblog - Moving forward with cheetah research and conservation - a map of communication hubs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1619611906350-2STLDQL14DPX51CTQXMT/165447436_5330526960355135_1308937111268850070_n.jpg Newsblog - Moving forward with cheetah research and conservation - a map of communication hubs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1619611841073-TLDVV7SGNHPXN1T1ZF8A/DSC_8257.jpg Newsblog - Moving forward with cheetah research and conservation - a map of communication hubs https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/research-on-immune-marker-variance-in-egyptian-geese monthly 0.5 2021-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1611310577741-1IS2M70VKZMU6KSQRDLL/Collage+Sampling.jpg Newsblog - CRP facilitates research on immune marker variance in Egyptian Geese, recently published in “Scientific Reports” Leibniz-IZW scientists Hanna Prüter and Gábor Á. Czirják capturing Egypian geese at the CRP field facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1611310665255-WD0COC4TT4B4OG2EFA2X/3240px-Alopochen_aegyptiacus_-_01.jpg Newsblog - CRP facilitates research on immune marker variance in Egyptian Geese, recently published in “Scientific Reports” Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) By Carlos Delgado - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44418830 https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/short-film-research-for-conservation-a-science-based-solution-to-the-farmer-cheetah-conflict-in-namibia-gnda4 monthly 0.5 2021-08-25 https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/bernd-wasiolka-wildlife-photography-with-a-background monthly 0.5 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607943897150-OITFLP2MOZV3IYXME3L7/Cheetah+Group+%28c%29Bernd+Wasiolka.jpg Newsblog - Bernd Wasiolka – Wildlife photography with a background https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607943902224-14O4QB4PHPFZ7S410MQQ/Cheetah+Mom+%28c%29Bernd+Wasiolka.jpg Newsblog - 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Short film "Research for conservation: A science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607690424466-SKUKQNQK46V0TVJYVPUJ/DSC_8263.jpg Newsblog - Short film "Research for conservation: A science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607690435359-S2OR1KRCQ1U7SU5HD3RO/DSC_8499.jpg Newsblog - Short film "Research for conservation: A science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607690423061-EI5AOHRKDRXNUW09WA69/DSC_7808.jpg Newsblog - Short film "Research for conservation: A science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607690445877-XG5Y4WOG83T51RZZO7TS/DSC_8547.jpg Newsblog - Short film "Research for conservation: A science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607690461456-K45F3ETB085PVLI3B4V0/DSC_8577.jpg Newsblog - 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Short film "Research for conservation: A science-based solution to the farmer-cheetah conflict in Namibia" https://www.cheetah-research.org/newsblog/scientists-identify-hotspots-of-cheetah-activity-as-a-key-to-solving-the-cheetah-farmer-conflict-in-namibia monthly 0.5 2021-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607367696230-DHV15VK0LOUKI8APM9CJ/DSC_8182-Bearbeitet.jpg Newsblog - Scientists identify hotspots of cheetah activity as a key to solving the cheetah-farmer conflict in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607367693099-TPKRG43JCDPH8YW41PGO/DSC_8537.jpg Newsblog - Scientists identify hotspots of cheetah activity as a key to solving the cheetah-farmer conflict in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607367606556-5WNTZLJPO8C0DBEDSLW1/DSC_7993.jpg Newsblog - Scientists identify hotspots of cheetah activity as a key to solving the cheetah-farmer conflict in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607367608511-I4P03RHN7E8IN0IEJRGF/DSC_8257.jpg Newsblog - 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The Cheetah The cheetah is the rarest big cat species in Africa and its numbers have decreased dramatically in the last decades. There is much more to learn about these elusive big cats! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1605009577564-4KNBHNK58CKQHA98H7DR/DSC_7819.jpg Home https://www.cheetah-research.org/bettina-wachter daily 0.75 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593630420336-XNHVB8LM7W787ES5ZKS2/Foto+Bettina+Wachter.jpg Bettina Wachter - Bettina wachter “I am fascinated by wildlife species with peculiar characteristics because they provide great opportunities to investigate particular aspects of their evolutionary biology. Cheetahs trigger my curiosity because they have a low genetic variability but nevertheless reproduce well and are healthy in the wild. And they are highly threatened. This provides an exciting challenge to link basic research with applied conservation activities.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564426092-G5XGZH3FK76VQTN1RFFG/YUK_0647.jpg Bettina Wachter https://www.cheetah-research.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597936935344-X2JOMJUH1J5XC4MYPCO7/DJI_0050.jpg Contact Us https://www.cheetah-research.org/multimedia daily 0.75 2020-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607072806166-K8XW0VLICWXJ86C3OEBE/multimedia.jpg Multimedia https://www.cheetah-research.org/spatial-ecology-and-distribution daily 0.75 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597693746444-APVMXHAEIA1KXVINHNL6/Clipboard01.jpg Spatial ecology and distribution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597693280989-2YX0EYIZIAAY5H29W5B0/DSC_8182-Bearbeitet.jpg Spatial ecology and distribution https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593605202416-5G0K0FMPIV8YK8GREEVR/DJI_0041-Bearbeitet.jpg Spatial ecology and distribution https://www.cheetah-research.org/study-areas daily 0.75 2020-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593608709920-5AZ3F0TJOE6DLL7NDAN5/dsc_2539.jpg Study Areas The south of Khaudum National Park in the north east of Namibia where the woodland and a dense bush and grassland covers most of the park. In this protected area, the competition with leopards, wild dogs, hyenas and lions keep cheetahs at low density. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593608434572-KRK1BNC4UBJEPTB6LF88/dsc_0810.jpg Study Areas The freehold farmland of the Etosha Conservancy and the Etosha National Park in central north of Namibia are dominated by a dense cover of mopane trees (Colophospermum mopane) and acacias alternated with sparse grassland. Cheetahs compete here with lions, leopards and hyenas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593608988229-MJPWYXBE7NU9UQ277KVQ/dsc_0857.jpg Study Areas The Erongo region has a dense bush cover and a low density population of cheetahs coexists with humans and their livestock and leopards and brown hyenas. The prey density is low likely due to the drought and to the reported high levels of poaching. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1606824456828-O625GHMWIQCZ8XANUZX3/Khomas+Hochland.jpg Study Areas Khomas Hochland, also known as the highlands of Khomas is a rugged plateau situated at 1,700 to 2,000 meters above sea level (masl) located in central Namibia, west of Windhoek. Outstanding in this plateau, can be found some of the highest peaks of Namibia reaching heights between 2,194 and 2, 480 masl. The plateau is divided in farmland with livestock farming, hunting and tourism as main uses. Thus, cheetahs live here with livestock and healthy game population as well as with leopards and brown hyenas as main competitors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1606128701504-08HSE1XQ9I46TEAITYLR/other+study+areas.jpg Study Areas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593609100485-O9TTUP4P4RLJ07ECZXS2/img_9383.jpg Study Areas The Namib Naukluft National Park hosts a healthy population of cheetahs due to the high abundance of prey such as springbock, oryx and hares. The neighbouring free-hold farmland depends mostly on the touristic sector, thus cheetahs have large areas with low conflict level. Main competitors are brown hyenas, leopards and a low population of spotted hyenas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593608360399-Q0ELMSP3IL3M534C7YCI/dsc_1503.jpg Study Areas The Hoanib river and its affluents in the Kunene region bordering with the Skeleton Coast National Park, in north west of Namibia where cheetahs live in the gravel and sandy plains covered with sparse acacias and bushes. Density of competitors is low but healthy populations of both brown and spotted hyenas, leopards and lions can be found in this desert habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593607529175-D7NEP1SKDGBKRAKUGTLX/studyarea.jpg Study Areas Characteristic vegetation of the Kalahari thorn bush savanna in the study area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593608864886-ORJR4RYS6U4IFQVSGJV7/199a0328.jpg Study Areas The farms located along the Tiras mountain range are covered by the open grassland plains of the southern Namib where cheetahs coexist with human and their livestock. Low numbers of leopards and brown and spotted hyenas also live in this environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593607132273-PWB772TUJXVV88XW8TQZ/map+central+area.JPG Study Areas Location of the main long-term study area of approximately 40,000 km2 on farmland in central Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593609366414-E4DZ08RM62ZSXR2W34NS/DJI_0035-Bearbeitet.jpg Study Areas https://www.cheetah-research.org/research-goals daily 0.75 2020-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604658618964-M0XEV99SRVCKI7H80XMK/DSC_8148.jpg Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611573523-YBTH8XUGA3RDBWWEICON/DSC03818.JPG Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611578385-8FD0LNFRBWW03Q236HBU/DSC09662-small.jpg Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611545436-H52I0QO4JCZF5QQ4TVBP/DSC_8182-Bearbeitet.jpg Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611724189-S2TEDD07OFW7HXNG8XOJ/14_04_16+Acinonyx+jubatus1.JPG Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611750901-GKSFL4CEILGZ7R7ANN1X/Vol02_B_SE03+%28109%29.JPG Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611804754-0Q9N7JLCD8GLPBIJOUAR/DSC_8044.jpg Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611803708-EMTVPQD1YVQ0BKUGVJMZ/DSC_8537.jpg Research Goals https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593606477285-IMWKBK2NQB6GY5UG1YH2/cheetah-running.jpg Research Goals https://www.cheetah-research.org/reproduction-and-endocrinology daily 0.75 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611275434-VM3S0UFAHFI07J0BEJZ0/14_04_12+Acinonyx+jubatus1__small.JPG Reproduction and endocrinology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611382084-IRRT9KYAEU3S7PVQDQK1/DSC09662-small.jpg Reproduction and endocrinology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593611097316-79SRRGUVRGNHO1H02ACQ/cheetah-cub.jpg Reproduction and endocrinology https://www.cheetah-research.org/diet-determination-and-composition daily 0.75 2020-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597695210506-WWD3ZGGOPXDK3D9QF6JF/DSC_7849.jpg Diet determination and composition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597692968438-V0L8JA8MB3JV9IDG97VL/DSC_7974.jpg Diet determination and composition https://www.cheetah-research.org/health-status-and-pathogens daily 0.75 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597695021950-C44MM31KDM4ODZ3D6L53/DSC_7826.jpg Health status and pathogens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593612509343-9CC90B70NSP6E3XDRJJC/cheetah-immunology.jpg Health status and pathogens https://www.cheetah-research.org/field-notes daily 0.75 2020-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593626016647-1C1MIUXWP4RC2W003MPM/DSC_7748.jpg Field Notes https://www.cheetah-research.org/all-news daily 0.75 2020-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597995742670-WCU243W945F2GCE7ZTGX/DSC_7662.jpg All News https://www.cheetah-research.org/press-releases daily 0.75 2020-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593626016647-1C1MIUXWP4RC2W003MPM/DSC_7748.jpg Press Releases https://www.cheetah-research.org/publications daily 0.75 2020-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593626016647-1C1MIUXWP4RC2W003MPM/DSC_7748.jpg Publications https://www.cheetah-research.org/all-team-members daily 0.75 2020-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604317434054-V4TNXSUHE85Z0JOBFOQA/Collaring+of+SE09+on+gross+Okandjou_edited.jpg All Team Members - Rubén Portas “Working in the field surrounded by wildlife is my passion and my every-day drive. I aim to contribute with my work to a better understanding of the functioning of ecosystems and the interactions between species and their habitats to establish more effective science-based conservation practices for cheetahs.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593631313125-PJC42MNMTEELDMLFWOWW/DSC_8162.jpg All Team Members - Jörg Melzheimer “I love science, I enjoy communicating and I find it rewarding to solve problems that are outside my comfort zone. The field of human wildlife interaction needs and offers all of this. It allows to make a difference using science as a tool in the real world together with the people involved - for a future we want to pass on to our children.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604317458061-9EW27M9BR5Z93RW58Z0S/ralf.jpg All Team Members - Ralf Röder “It is my ambition since my childhood to contribute to nature conservation. I enjoy the diversity of tasks and challenges that come with the practical work involved in cheetah research. This requires my inventiveness and improvisation skills. It is highly motivating to continuously learn and gain new insights in how cheetahs adapt to a changing ecosystem.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607199454180-CMRAY8SH4KNPTIJHSUEG/CRP_Maria.jpg All Team Members - Maria Serocki “For as long as I can remember, I am fascinated by wildlife. I am excited to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the cheetah’s health status by using an interdisciplinary approach that combines evolutionary, ecological and immunological questions. Scientific research with a potential to improve conservation actions for a threatened species such as the cheetah keeps me highly enthusiastic.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593630420336-XNHVB8LM7W787ES5ZKS2/Foto+Bettina+Wachter.jpg All Team Members - Bettina wachter “I am fascinated by wildlife species with peculiar characteristics because they provide great opportunities to investigate particular aspects of their evolutionary biology. Cheetahs trigger my curiosity because they have a low genetic variability but nevertheless reproduce well and are healthy in the wild. And they are highly threatened. This provides an exciting challenge to link basic research with applied conservation activities.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604316934702-ZEEHQX1Y7SUVLW6DTHK2/rebekka.JPG All Team Members - Rebekka Müller “As a veterinarian it had always been my aim to contribute to science-based and applied wildlife conservation. I believe that it is crucial to combine various fields to support the long-term survival of a threatened species such as the cheetah. This includes also a detailed understanding of the human side. This multi-layered approach is a great challenge and an even greater motivation!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564340372-VLE6NES6NGJY4CLZW11M/YUK_0647.jpg All Team Members https://www.cheetah-research.org/joerg-melzheimer daily 0.75 2020-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1593631483625-KTUFH44CRTX59TQ0H7GX/DSC_8162.jpg Jörg Melzheimer - Jörg Melzheimer “I love science, I enjoy communicating and I find it rewarding to solve problems that are outside my comfort zone. The field of human wildlife interaction needs and offers all of this. It allows to make a difference using science as a tool in the real world together with the people involved - for a future we want to pass on to our children.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564506975-QJDWZOJH2U22XYUW0PCP/YUK_0647.jpg Jörg Melzheimer https://www.cheetah-research.org/immune-genes-and-immune-system daily 0.75 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597694915430-CTQXM1EWMO4G24R9UUPB/DSC_7558.jpg Immune genes and immune system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597692743903-EEK0Z54G30IR9SD5L7DF/DSC_8503.jpg Immune genes and immune system https://www.cheetah-research.org/stakeholder-involvement-and-conflicts daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607381144050-E27F0B9S9KY4VMRHC2W8/DSC_7993.jpg Stakeholder involvement and conflicts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607381217358-BBMET3JWT704JZLMVME6/DSC_8257.jpg Stakeholder involvement and conflicts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597693827406-07QJ7NSZABHA2G26HPDQ/DSC_8298.jpg Stakeholder involvement and conflicts https://www.cheetah-research.org/our-collaborations daily 0.75 2022-01-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600252216703-M31PS1NN3X8GSO01051F/logo-uni-ulm.jpg Our Collaborations - Ulm University The Department of Conservation Genomics and EcoHealth at the Ulm University has an interest in genomic work on immunity and gut microbiomes of wildlife species. Cheetahs have a good immunocompetence although they have a relatively low diversity at their major histocompatibility (MHC) genes. We investigated together the reason for this apparent contradiction and showed that cheetahs have several functionally distinct MHC supertypes which might allow them to present a broad range of antigens to T-cells. Our studies on gut microbiomes revealed cheetahs having less bacterial taxa than black-backed jackals which is likely based on the more restricted diet of cheetahs. In addition, captive cheetahs had more potentially pathogenic bacteria than free-ranging ones, also likely based on diet plus on interactions with humans and domestic animals. Nevertheless, all captive cheetahs were in very good health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607113034410-3FDRZBDT3GAB0LHJNKEL/Neu+Otjisororindi.jpg Our Collaborations - Neu Otjisororindi The family Lichtenberg from Neu Otjisororindi is the host of our second research station in the north-east of our study area. We are based there with a sophisticated laboratory that allows us to work under sterile conditions. Dr. Christian Lichtenberg is a veterinarian with a practice in Gobabis and an important collaboration partner of our project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597826048777-QKGJZ1PH3Q8RO3L1EFEL/800px-Coat_of_arms_of_Namibia.svg.png Our Collaborations - Ministry of Environment,Forestry & Tourism Namibia The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) in Windhoek is the key institution in the conservation of Namibian ecosystems, flora and fauna. Namibia was one of the first and still is one of very few countries which states the conservation of nature in its constitution. Together with MEFT we are working on a size estimate of the Namibian cheetah population to identify conservation actions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607073817823-NYXSXFC4KZPSAOIPOAGV/UniKonstanz_Logo_Optimum_sRGB.jpg Our Collaborations - University of Konstanz Dr. Karsten Klein, Sabrina Jaeger and Prof. Falk Schreiber from the University of Konstanz are experts in data visualisation, and develop approaches and algorithms for the visual analysis of complex data sets. Their team at the Chair for Life Science Informatics developed the tool Teamwise to visualize, interpret and analyse movement and behavior data of animals. In a close collaboration between the biologists from the IZW and the computer scientists from Prof. Schreiber's group we discussed and added new features into Teamwise enabling field biologists to better understand the movements of their study species with a particular focus on revisitation patterns (cheetah marking trees, leopard kill sites, waterholes). We are particularly happy that several students successfully graduated within this collaborative framework. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600253108558-9Q93YTW6TI7TKR42L5PB/Large+Carnivore+Management+Association+of+Namibia+%28LCMAN%29.jpg Our Collaborations - Large Carnivore Management Association of Namibia (LCMAN) LCMAN is a non-profit organisation composed of individuals and organisations that promote and support the long-term conservation of healthy populations of free ranging large carnivores in Namibia. We are a member of this organisation and actively contribute to its goals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607113003578-YTJ6E6CXPVRKL2CO5IQC/okambara.png Our Collaborations - OKAMBARA Elephant Lodge The family Schmitt from Okambara Elephant Lodge on Okambara is the host of our main research station in the south-east of our study area since more than a decade. We are based there with our fully equipped workshop and laboratory. The cheetahs held in large enclosures on the premises of Schmitt's are important study animals for our research to compare with free-ranging cheetahs. They were involved in our studies on reproductive health and contributed to the discovery of the phenomenon of "asymmetric reproductive aging" in cheetah females (see also AfriCat). These cheetahs are also important for research questions the immune system and health of the species and for giving us a lot of opportunities for nice and closeup pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597827180770-5V7JPE5O52RY9K9EFUOV/e-obs-logo-100-k.png Our Collaborations - e-obs GmbH Eobs in Gruenwald is a leading developer of GPS-tracking devices for animal research. For more than a decade we rely on technology made by Eobs to track the movements of cheetahs, leopards and kudus in high temporal resolution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597828575972-UINHCIWWWBVQ1MKXZ1T8/Logo_SeeisConservancy2.jpg Our Collaborations - Seeis Conservancy Collaborating with the CRP since 2001, the Seeis Conservancy is our long-term partner in the farming community in the highlands of central Namibia. The farms of the conservancy members expand over more than 230.000 ha. Within this excellent cooperation, the farmers and we as researchers meet regularly to exchange ideas and develop research goals in a trustful and long-lasting relationship. This approach is best described as a "real-world laboratory". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600249761998-H9D5IZMAR8TQ9BEJKOCW/LOGO-AFRICAT-Nam.jpg Our Collaborations - AfriCat Foundation We have a long-term collaboration with the AfriCat Foundation, which is a non-profit conservation facility for carnivores with an interest in scientific questions. The cheetahs kept in large enclosures are a highly valuable group to compare with free-ranging counterparts. Investigations on the reproductive cycle of captive and free-ranging cheetah females revealed the phenomenon of "asymmetric reproductive aging" in cheetah females, i.e. the importance of breeding early in life to prevent reproductive pathologies. Antibody tests revealed that the vaccines against various feline viruses result in adequate immune responses. We also conducted feeding trials to determine correction factors for prey digestibility and isotopic discrimination of stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. These parameters helped to determine the diet composition of free-ranging cheetahs which revealed that cheetahs mainly prey on wildlife species rather than livestock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600251780903-AKSSS3XO9XIQ266T5ESE/uw-logo-140414-en.jpg Our Collaborations - University of Vienna The Konrad Lorenz Research Center (KLF), which is linked to the University in Vienna, studies the behaviour of large bird species and has developed various citizen science projects. Together with the KLF and other collaborators we have provided a review on successful citizen science projects in wildlife biology and elaborated factors under which such project are likely to produce useful results. Creating mutual trust among different groups of interests (e.g. researchers, stakeholders, students) is a crucial factor for long-lasting success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600250305677-U28YADXWD0VQD8UXK4CL/unam-logo_primary-white_1200x627.png Our Collaborations - University of Namibia (UNAM) Ortwin Aschenborn and the veterinary faculty of the University of Namibia have a unique expertise in wildlife veterinary medicine including chemical immobilization. We are working and have worked on various projects together resulting in more than ten scientific publications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600250040744-TCOESNP01CVCOF1HJ9HZ/logo-ul.jpg Our Collaborations - University of Ljubljana We have a long-term collaboration with the Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources in Ljubljana (Assistant Professor Miha Krofel) on large carnivore ecology and conservation in Africa. Our current collaboration investigates the interactions between cheetahs and leopards and the factors influencing these interactions. this will improve our understanding of inter-specific communication and spatio-temporal co-occurrence of sympatric carnivore species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600251679988-6NVIRMFSM1ORP0FI4GL0/vertical-logo.png Our Collaborations - University of Pretoria The department of Paraclinical Science focuses on pathology, pharmacology, toxicology and veterinary public health. In collaboration with this department we investigated the biochemistry of captive and free-ranging cheetahs. Captive cheetahs had higher values of unsaturated fatty acids and urea, both most likely due to their diet. These results are useful to think about adapting the diet of captive cheetahs with supplemented multivitamin/mineral power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600284131777-CG78HTMC1HCSE6FOM76M/nust_logo_received_sshikongo_0.jpg Our Collaborations - Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) The Department of Agriculture and Natural Research Sciences at NUST has a focus on sustainable utilization and management of natural resources. Together with NUST we are investigating the spatial ecology and density of cheetahs in the arid environment of the Namib Desert. The results from this relatively undisturbed habitat will be important to assess the future of this cheetah population when global warming becomes more severe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1606131338576-0AE2Q5FUQ8KX5MXNSQ32/AuasOanob.JPG Our Collaborations - Auas Oanob Concervancy Since 2012 the Auas Oanob Concervancy in the Khomas Hochland is another long-term partner of the CRP in the farming community. The farms of the conservancy members are a crucial element of the Namibia Cheetah Survey. The mountainous and dry habitat is an important area also for leopards, thus gives us the excellent opportunity to investigate the interactions between cheetahs and leopards and their effects on livestock and game species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/3ac90076-72b9-49c0-ad88-247d886b9743/ongava-new-2.jpg Our Collaborations - Ongava Research Centre (ORC) The Ongava Research Centre (ORC) is conducting research on large mammal and bird species with a focus on adaptations on arid environments, conservation and human-wildlife interactions. Together with ORC and other collaborations we are currently establishing a project on the influences of environmental and anthropogenic drivers on carnivore distribution, intra-guild interactions and responses to human disturbance. With this knowledge we aim to develop conservation action steps which go hand in hand with human-carnivore coexistence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600251964108-AK6F402P0YL0LJLYL1S6/UZH_logo.jpg Our Collaborations - University of Zurich We have a long-term collaboration with the Department of Clinical Diagnostics and Services at the Vetsuisse Faculty on viruses, retroviruses and hemoplasmas in cheetahs and other carnivore species. Together with other collaborators we described for the first-time antibodies against feline leukaemia virus and Rauscher murine leukemis virus in captive and free-ranging cheetahs and demonstrated that vaccinations on captive cheetahs against various feline viruses result in adequate immune response. We also described the first molecular evidence of a hemoplasma infection in a free-ranging cheetah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597827214614-WOEE6SHPF0EMQ99V5NN1/IAB-Logo-BM_RGB_small.gif Our Collaborations - Weimar Institute of Applied Construction Research The IAB in Weimar has a high-profile expertise and strong ability for innovation. Together with a team of the IAB we further developed our "Smart-Trap" (patent pending) for the live capture of cheetahs for research purposes. The trap has set new standards regarding animal welfare, selectivity and efficiency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600253277109-G2BSPOH3M8ORCJKICJRO/Allwetterzoo+M%C3%BCnster.png Our Collaborations - Allwetterzoo Münster The Allwetterzoo Münster is one of the few European zoos that has a successfully breeding cheetah group. Cheetahs in captivity are often difficult to breed which is thought to be due to their low genetic diversity and/or captive allostatic load ("stress"). We measured from breeding and non-breeding cheetah females from various European zoos stress hormones in their faeces and analyzed their studbook breeding records to investigate the reasons for their breeding success. We demonstrated that neither their genetic setup nor stress determines their breeding success, but the age at their first breeding event and the social composition in their enclosures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600252945527-GNNZXSTGGEN6AUWP4EW4/fli-logo.png Our Collaborations - Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut Our collaboration with the FLI started with the National Reference Laboratory for Rabies and more recently expanded to the Institute for Epidemiology to work on apicomplexan parasites in cheetahs and other mammalian species. We detected in 5% of free-ranging cheetahs low antibody levels against rabies virus suggesting that cheetahs mounted an adequate response after infection. A study on apicomplexan parasites in 506 individuals of 12 wildlife species revealed seroprevalence for Toxoplasma gondii in carnivores between 52% in cheetahs and 93% in lions, and 10% in blue wildebeest. Seroprevalence for Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti were lower or absent for all species. Molecular work in now needed to elucidate the sylvatic cycle of these parasites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600249670004-CBZ908KXHNUNUKHTMI0K/WWF-logo.png Our Collaborations - World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) Germany WWF Germany is a long-term partner of our project with an oustanding experience in global conservation of wildlife. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597821904524-BY5DUENV77DRWIS8YECS/DSC_8298.jpg Our Collaborations https://www.cheetah-research.org/real-world-laboratory daily 0.75 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597924167239-R6IC42P7F2P9F6JN0U2L/upscaling.jpg Real-world laboratory - Upscaling the Solution Beyond the local level, the real-world laboratory should have model character and a successful solution should be transferred to a larger scale. In our case, we plan to implement the process of the real-world laboratory across the entire range of the cheetah to explore the validity beyond our study area in Namibia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597915291756-G5CAHDJI6X6M30QL3AW9/research.jpg Real-world laboratory - Research Scientists use state-of-the-art research and technology to find evidence-based solutions. Such applied conservation science defines the mission of the real-world laboratory and is entirely focused on achieving a defined vision. In our case, we dedicated our research to understand the farmer-cheetah conflict and to solve it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1608228296055-XF99IGFV87UQT258GVM7/cocreation-solution.jpg Real-world laboratory - Co-Creation of Solutions The scientific results are reviewed by scientists and stakeholders together to co-create solutions for the real-world problem. During this process and through regular meetings, scientists and stakeholders established a trustful relationship and bridged potential communication gaps. In our case, we developed field experiments during several meetings to test the potential conflict solution. We adapted the livestock herd management to reduce the contact of livestock with cheetah hotspots. These field experiments were conducted together with a core group of farmers and the expected reduction in livestock losses could be proven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597918882049-6Y1OUL5C4L7E7I1YSNGI/cocreation-knowledge.jpg Real-world laboratory - Co-creation of knowledge The stakeholders are a vital part of the research by collecting own data and/or supporting data collection by other means (similar to the concept of citizen science). Researchers and stakeholders co-create knowledge to be used as a solid basis for developing solutions for the problem and achieving the vision. In our case, farmers collected data on their livestock losses and/or supported the trapping of cheetahs to be collared. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597915188276-IYDZO7YTOVI7H4GW2TWT/real-world-problems.jpg Real-world laboratory - Real-world problem Starting point for a real-world laboratory is an existing problem in the real world. In our case this is the farmer-cheetah conflict in central Namibia. The science-based solution to this problem (see here) is the cornerstone of the real-world laboratory and defines the vision of the process. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597918668387-JGYZI1O0RI69AESU91NX/applied+research.jpg Real-world laboratory - Applied Research The scientists conduct the applied research by collecting and analysing data that addresses the real-world problem. They play a key role in the study design and data collection, and guide all relevant aspects and perspectives of this problem. In our case, we used classical and high-tech methods with a study design targeting the movement ecology of the cheetahs and the cause of the conflict. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597923407740-RP5SOLHTQ4E8J6YCHV88/transformation.jpg Real-world laboratory - Solution within the real-world lab The intensive exchange and communication of the solution across different groups of the society initiates a slow change of perception towards the problem in question. This ideally promotes a change in perception and behaviour of the society on a wider scale. In our case, this transformation is currently happening across the farmlands of central Namibia with the result of a strong reduction of lethal cheetah control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1608228475105-SPN0RX1YOO0SW54W9J05/cocommunication.jpg Real-world laboratory - Co-Communication of Solution The successful and proven solutions are communicated with the stakeholders of the real-world laboratory to encourage others to apply the solution. In a next step, the successful solution is spread to a larger audience. This can be done during meetings with famer organizations and other relevant stakeholder groups such as NGOs and governmental institutions. During these meetings, scientists and farmers present the successful experiments and their experiences together. In our case, we presented the successful adaptation of livestock herd management which substantially reduced losses by cheetah predation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1608226873583-MJIW2O0JYLMN54DUYV59/rwl-gesamt.jpg Real-world laboratory Conceptual framework of a “real-world laboratory” in conservation science, i.e. working towards a co-existence of farmers and cheetahs in central Namibia. Orange arrows indicate the typical workflow within the real-world laboratory. Grey arrows indicate potential feedback loops when several iterations are necessary or helpful as well as a new circle that might begin after a successful solution for the previous problem was developed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597917697876-4WELOENSD39R22GYYLO5/codesigning-research.jpg Real-world laboratory - Co-Designing the Research In order to fully understand the real-world problem and to ensure that the research targets the relevant matters, scientists and stakeholders meet early in the process to co-design the research approach. During this process, both parties contribute their expertise and knowledge to the discussion. In our case, we engaged at the grass-root level and partnered with individual farmers and farmer associations within the study area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597821945781-QXT1PY8OV4AY8BZQN7WH/DSC_8298.jpg Real-world laboratory https://www.cheetah-research.org/origin-of-the-name daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599678837594-GH2DTL152HY4WDRO8Q2V/DSC_7929.jpg Origin of the name https://www.cheetah-research.org/taxonomy-and-population-status daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599679029818-556N27K7KYQF0356NOF6/Vol02_B_SE03+%28139%29_edited.jpg Taxonomy and population status https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599678881898-UJB9NS4NA6UMN14RDOMG/DSC_7929.jpg Taxonomy and population status https://www.cheetah-research.org/morphology-and-physiology daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599679379806-1STD7PN6RP8X2OEFMWBC/cheetah+characteristics.jpg Morphology and physiology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599678881898-UJB9NS4NA6UMN14RDOMG/DSC_7929.jpg Morphology and physiology https://www.cheetah-research.org/behavioral-ecology daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599679718486-LOBNLIB3Z2S2LCPUCTLR/Namibia+agosto+2017+%281142%29_edited-2.jpg Behavioral ecology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599678881898-UJB9NS4NA6UMN14RDOMG/DSC_7929.jpg Behavioral ecology https://www.cheetah-research.org/genetic-monomorphism daily 0.75 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1599678881898-UJB9NS4NA6UMN14RDOMG/DSC_7929.jpg Genetic monomorphism https://www.cheetah-research.org/ruben-portas daily 0.75 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600291152550-ZQWWSQCMX7XQ21F3M47I/Collaring+of+SE09+on+gross+Okandjou_edited.jpg Rubén Portas - Rubén Portas “Working in the field surrounded by wildlife is my passion and my every-day drive. I aim to contribute with my work to a better understanding of the functioning of ecosystems and the interactions between species and their habitats to establish more effective science-based conservation practices for cheetahs.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564595947-27Z2KDIYC2OQ104LJYW4/YUK_0647.jpg Rubén Portas https://www.cheetah-research.org/country-wide-cheetah-monitoring daily 0.75 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600256251536-FA7CDQLQ0HBIX6TH062B/Char20_A_Cheetah+%2883%29.JPG Country-wide cheetah monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600256251765-2X0SB46XKREIBTCQOYWK/Char20_A_Cheetah+%28830%29.JPG Country-wide cheetah monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600256254804-KF8HZS7YQA0XJB0RTSQA/Char20_A_Cheetah+%28980%29.JPG Country-wide cheetah monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600256254971-0KWCG0AYEAIP93XYFWDJ/FemaleCub+%281%29.JPG Country-wide cheetah monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604310590352-OK4351TV6YZR9ZFG694G/leopard-camtrap.jpg Country-wide cheetah monitoring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1600256113622-3KXK1YACXBRS7Y32XV6E/IMG-20170907-WA0011.jpg Country-wide cheetah monitoring https://www.cheetah-research.org/technical-developments daily 0.75 2020-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604309112485-I5BQY4OG7P52SNZ7XWJL/DSC_8537.jpg Technical developments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604660698115-9YV7TONXW3VR46T0VCH7/DSC_2751.JPG Technical developments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604310281958-7ULFTLZW341KV0SPGISM/20190816_160136.jpg Technical developments https://www.cheetah-research.org/publications-1 daily 0.75 2024-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604311100961-6UGJ54P66T66YOK2FPY0/patrick-tomasso-Oaqk7qqNh_c-unsplash.jpg Publications https://www.cheetah-research.org/rebekka-mueller daily 0.75 2020-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604316888000-KNN1HXDIGLVARYTB6M6L/rebekka.JPG Rebekka Müller - Rebekka Müller “As a veterinarian it had always been my aim to contribute to science-based and applied wildlife conservation. I believe that it is crucial to combine various fields to support the long-term survival of a threatened species such as the cheetah. This includes also a detailed understanding of the human side. This multi-layered approach is a great challenge and an even greater motivation!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564647043-EPNSS22WPUHLCXDU3SGP/YUK_0647.jpg Rebekka Müller https://www.cheetah-research.org/ralf-roeder daily 0.75 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604317317680-CF97124YYH0N36Q98OMH/ralf.jpg Ralf Röder - Ralf Röder “It is my ambition since my childhood to contribute to nature conservation. I enjoy the diversity of tasks and challenges that come with the practical work involved in cheetah research. This requires my inventiveness and improvisation skills. It is highly motivating to continuously learn and gain new insights in how cheetahs adapt to a changing ecosystem.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564691434-DYE3WJSTM9VFXSHEMFZR/YUK_0647.jpg Ralf Röder https://www.cheetah-research.org/imprint daily 0.75 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597995037191-58O18CSO9JAQNURE3VOJ/DSC_7826.jpg Imprint https://www.cheetah-research.org/data-protection daily 0.75 2020-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597995037191-58O18CSO9JAQNURE3VOJ/DSC_7826.jpg Data Protection https://www.cheetah-research.org/funding-partners daily 0.75 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607071284052-5KM88VAXMX0B3CK970WL/logo_messerli_stiftung.png Funding Partners - Messerli Foundation The Messerli foundation from Switzerland supports us since the very beginning of the Cheetah Research Project. Their generous support for PhD students and assistants, aerial tracking flights, equipment and consumables for the field and the laboratory is invaluable. Without their continuous support this project would not have been possible. We are deeply greatful to the Messerli foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/98748fea-be5d-4e13-ac07-703583082c4c/Worth-Wild-Africa-logo-hi.jpg Funding Partners - Worth Wild Africa (WWA) WWA supports us with field equipment and contributions to the veterinary costs for cheetah immobilizations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607072009494-PKPT1CCZK03N479CI937/WWF-logo.png Funding Partners - WWF Germany The WWF Germany supports various sub-projects that involve applied conservation aspects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607071856863-M7QG54NTODPF4SNBQDVF/bmwi_logo_en.jpg Funding Partners - German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) The funding body of the BMWi supported the development of our fully electronic box trap with a two-way communication system to capture selectively large carnivores. A corresponding patent is pending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607071500978-FEL64HM0WJHTCNUXE2NP/IZW.jpg Funding Partners - Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research The Leibniz-IZW supports the Cheetah Research Project with equipment and consumables for the field and the laboratory and with administrative and technical support. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1597821945781-QXT1PY8OV4AY8BZQN7WH/DSC_8298.jpg Funding Partners https://www.cheetah-research.org/media-package-dec-2020 daily 0.75 2020-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607182908625-7QUZ8EUIEYXN2BS8DYDU/DSC_7819.jpg Media Package Dec 2020 https://www.cheetah-research.org/associated-team-members daily 0.75 2021-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1629880780821-EZP5TOXMOFKK2IS9FFT6/Jan.jpg Associated Team Members - Jan Zwilling “For millenia, humans have passed on knowledge from one generation to another through stories. This was the way the world changed. And now we need to change it – and us – once again, to stop being apart from nature and to become a part of nature again. Environmental storytelling that builds on excellent science can achieve this!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1629879086968-VSZBCCGM777UHY37J982/Miha.jpg Associated Team Members - Dr Miha Krofel “I am fascinated by the myriad of ecological processes that determine the functioning of ecosystems across the globe. I love unrevealing the detailed secrets about the roles each species plays in the complex web of life on this planet. Especially when new understanding helps the people or conservation of wildlife.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564340372-VLE6NES6NGJY4CLZW11M/YUK_0647.jpg Associated Team Members https://www.cheetah-research.org/maria-serocki daily 0.75 2020-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1607199199270-A5QXVK04G7NFRVVETZTS/CRP_Maria.jpg Maria Serocki - Maria Serocki “For as long as I can remember, I am fascinated by wildlife. I am excited to contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the cheetah’s health status by using an interdisciplinary approach that combines evolutionary, ecological and immunological questions. Scientific research with a potential to improve conservation actions for a threatened species such as the cheetah keeps me highly enthusiastic.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1604564691434-DYE3WJSTM9VFXSHEMFZR/YUK_0647.jpg Maria Serocki https://www.cheetah-research.org/upscaling daily 0.75 2023-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1631101581528-7ZASJ9YEKFLCF1GQOZHZ/Marking+%284%29.JPG New: Upscaling Project - Coalition of territorial males at a marking tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1631101581220-6XI7KBAKBLN202EELA9V/Char10_B_Cheetah+%28399%29.JPG New: Upscaling Project - Floaters retrieving information at a marking tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1631104755341-1ESGZI0T9XY8050WU6IH/high-risk+areas.jpg New: Upscaling Project - Shifting the breeding herds reduces risk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1631102867408-PCNEU07JREVOU2CGUSVV/DSC_7993.jpg New: Upscaling Project - Cheetah preying on cattle calf - source of the conflict https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/ea35cc44-c94e-4d08-8a46-38c85e743f3c/upscaling-flyer-4_CR.jpg New: Upscaling Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/49b236fc-6dcf-4ac8-af97-dc789b4ce22b/website+illustration.jpg New: Upscaling Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5efc420b0f523607470bb57f/1631099788228-ZGX4OUOJQ2V0QJKQPOBJ/world.topo.bathy.200408.3x21600x10800.jpg New: Upscaling Project