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There are an estimated 7,100 cheetah left in Africa and Namibia has the largest, most stable population. It is vital for CCF to continue research into this local habitat.
Cheetahs of Central NamibiaAbout Cheetahs of Central Namibia
Ecologists and volunteers from the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) gather information about the populations of carnivores and other wildlife in central Namibia. CCF is a charter member of a wildlife preservation area called the Greater Waterberg Landscape (GWL), consisting of over 19,000 square kilometers. This is a mixed woodland/grassland ecosystem with predators such as cheetah, leopard, and wild dogs and plenty of prey species. There are also over 25,000 humans, which means that human/wildlife conflict and hunting pressure are ever-present concerns.
The Waterberg Plateau
To help preserve this magnificent landscape, we must understand it better. Since 2016 CCF has been capturing photos of wildlife in the far-flung regions of the Greater Waterberg Landscape, across wet season and dry season, and both near to and away from human settlements.
It is vital to study and understand this ecosystem. The contents of the photos from the camera traps will answer key questions such as:
- what predators and prey species are present?
- what are the relative population densities of each species?
- how do their densities and movements vary according to wet season / dry season?
Please help us answer these and other ecological questions. We have many, many photos and we need your help to classify them and gather data about this vital African habitat.