In this one-hour special, BORN TO EXPLORE travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa — the cheetah.
Explorer Richard Wiese discovers why Namibia is known as the cheetah capital of the world. He meets Dr. Laurie Marker, founder of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), to see what’s being done to save these cats from extinction.
Loss of habitat, human-wildlife conflict and the illegal wildlife trade have impacted cheetah populations worldwide and there are now fewer than 8,000 left in the wild.
Cheetah Conservation Fund is on Facebook and Instagram. Follow @CCFCheetah on Twitter #SaveTheCheetah and YouTube
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Explorer Richard Wiese (pictured) travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa—the cheetah in the one-hour special BORN TO EXPLORE: Namibia: Land Of The Cheetah.
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Explorer Richard Wiese travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa — the cheetah (pictured) in the one-hour special BORN TO EXPLORE: Namibia: Land Of The Cheetah.
Courtesy of WGBH
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Explorer Richard Wiese travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa — the cheetah (pictured) in the one-hour special BORN TO EXPLORE: Namibia: Land Of The Cheetah.
Courtesy of WGBH
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Richard Wiese. Explorer Richard Wiese travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa — the cheetah (pictured) in the one-hour special BORN TO EXPLORE: Namibia: Land Of The Cheetah.
Courtesy of WGBH
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Richard Wiese. Explorer Richard Wiese travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa — the cheetah (pictured) in the one-hour special BORN TO EXPLORE: Namibia: Land Of The Cheetah.
Courtesy of WGBH
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Richard Wiese. Explorer Richard Wiese travels to Namibia for an in-depth look at the most endangered cat in Africa — the cheetah (pictured) in the one-hour special BORN TO EXPLORE: Namibia: Land Of The Cheetah.
Courtesy of WGBH
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