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| Purchase, G.; Vhurumuku, G.; Purchase, D. | |
| A Wild-to-Wild Translocation of Cheetahs from Private Farmland to a Protected Area in Zimbabwe (1994-2005) | |
| 2006 Cat News (44): 4-6 | |
In Zimbabwe, the legal status of the cheetah _Acinonyx jubatus_ is that of a specially protected species (Parks and Wildlife Act 1996), but on the ground the cheetah is often regarded as a problem animal. Since the early 1980's reports of cheetahs killing cattle on private ranches increased. It is thought in hindsight that this increase in cheetah reports was due to the eradication of lion and spotted hyaena on private land, the increase in game populations as many farmers switched from cattle to game, and a series of drought years. Conversely, in protected areas, cheetah numbers appeared low. |
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