African Wildlife & Environment Issue 85

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this charismatic species to its historical range. As always, our relocations are undertaken in conjunction with the Cheetah Advisory Group and our work would not be possible without the dedicated teams on the reserves who create safe space for Cheetahs to roam, as well as our generous supporters @metrofibre and Tandy Foundation. This success would not be possible without African Parks’ ongoing restoration work in Malawi and the conservation efforts of Manyoni Private Game Reserve and Tswalu and their donation of Chetahs to this important project. We also thank @spirit_foundation_ sa for providing use of their holding facilities, @ wildlifevets.com_sa and @africanwildlifevets for providing veterinary support to this project and @ lilongwewildlifetrust for their assistance with permits and post-release monitoring. Special thanks are due to @mercyair.africa and @ flyingfortheenvironment.

The EWT’s Cheetah Range Expansion Project, supported by the Ford Wildlife Foundation, helps manage Africa’s metapopulation through translocations that promote source-sink dynamics and gene flow. It also undertakes reintroductions, thus re-establishing

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