Published by Elsevier, this 7.5″ x 9.25″ hardback textbook is 500 pages of the most comprehensive information to date on the cheetah and the problems they face in the wild.

• Contains contributions written by the world’s leading cheetah researchers and practitioners, focused on this high-profile species of conservation concern


• Presents the latest in cheetah research and conservation efforts globally, furthering range-wide conservation plans for the cheetah in the wild, and best practice for their management in captivity


• Includes contributions from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, ranging from genetics, ecology/behavior to large landscape conservation, policy, and the impact of climate change

Helps lay a foundation for the cheetah community worldwide by assembling current knowledge of the species and making it available not only to cheetah researchers and conservationists, but also to policy makers, business leaders, zoo managers, academics, students, and people interested in the cheetah and it’s future.

Cheetahs – Biology and Conservation edited by: Laurie Marker Founder/Executive Director, Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo, Namibia and Alexandria, VA, USA; Lorraine K. Boast Research Associate, Cheetah Conservation Botswana; Anne Schmidt-Küntzel, Assistant Director for Animal Health and Research, Cheetah Conservation Fund, Otjiwarongo, Namibia. Series Editor – Philip J. Nyhus Environmental Studies Program, Colby College, Waterville, ME, USA.