Successful in situ supplementary feeding leads to the independence of orphaned cheetah cubs

Successful in situ supplementary feeding leads to the independence of orphaned cheetah cubs

Abstract Orphaned cheetah cubs are typically removed from the wild and placed in captive facilities limiting their rehabilitation potential and conservation value. After three orphaned cubs (±7.5 months) were discovered on Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, they were fed in situ approximately e...

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Main Authors: Carmen Warmenhove, Gregory Canning, Samuel Davidson‐Phillips, Vincent van derMerwe, André Burger, Phillipa Davidson‐Phillips, Vincent N. Naude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:Conservation Science and Practice
Subjects:
Acinonyx jubatus
animal welfare
carnivore rehabilitation
conservation value
management
metapopulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.353
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Summary:Abstract Orphaned cheetah cubs are typically removed from the wild and placed in captive facilities limiting their rehabilitation potential and conservation value. After three orphaned cubs (±7.5 months) were discovered on Welgevonden Game Reserve, South Africa, they were fed in situ approximately every 5 days for 9 months. Supplementary feeding was reduced as the cubs began hunting and ceased when considered fully independent (16.5 months). This approach provides an alternative strategy for the management of orphaned cheetah.
ISSN:2578-4854

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