Cheetahs are expected to be moved from vulnerable (click here) to endangered.
Omaha - Four cheetah cubs (click here) were born at the Lee G. Simmons Wildlife Safari Park on Nov. 4, which is part of Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. The zoo said in a news release that cheetahs have historically been a difficult animal to breed, but since 2014 29 cubs have been born at the safari park....
...“These cubs are a great example of the collaboration benefits among zoos,” said Dr. Jason Herrick, Vice President of Conservation and Animal Health for Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. “Not long ago, cheetahs were considered one of the more difficult species to breed in zoos. Over the last couple of decades, the members of the National Cheetah Breeding Center Coalition, including our Wildlife Safari Park, have worked together to really figure out how to breed cheetahs.”...
