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A cheetah, taken in Botswana, South Africa, September 2016. A conservation group has created a “cheetah school” to inform the villages of Botswana about the declining species. Over the past century, the world’s cheetah population has declined by 90%, and less than 7000 currently exist in Africa. One of the highest remaining cheetah populations is in Botswana, South Africa. However, these cheetahs live outside protected areas, in farmland regions where they come into conflict with people. The remaining cheetah population is under significant threat from lethal persecution by farmers concerned about the welfare of their livestock, and one conservation organisation is hoping to create peace between man and beast. Cheetah Conservation Botswana (or CCB) is a multidisciplinary organisation that combines scientific research, community engagement and education programs to help ensure a future for cheetahs in Botswana and around the world. (Photo by Doug Gimesy/Barcroft Images)
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