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Cheetahs Heading Towards Extinction as Population Crashes (bbc.com)

The sleek, speedy cheetah is rapidly heading towards extinction according to a new study into declining numbers. From a report on BBC: The report estimates that there are just 7,100 of the world's fastest mammals now left in the wild. Cheetahs are in trouble because they range far beyond protected areas and are coming increasingly into conflict with humans. The authors are calling for an urgent re-categorisation of the species from vulnerable to endangered. Cheetahs in Asia have been essentially wiped out. A group estimated to number fewer than 50 individuals clings on in Iran. [...] In Zimbabwe, the cheetah population has fallen from around 1,200 to just 170 animals in 16 years, with the main cause being major changes in land tenure.

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  1. Re:What does this have to do with tech? by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 0, Troll

    My girlfriend and are voluntarily childfree and get bullshit like this from time to time.

    And the rest of us thank you for removing your genes from the genepool.

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