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Introduction to the
Cheetah Conservation Fund
“Cheetah Captial of the World”
CCF is a non-profit organisation founded in 1990 and now operating
in six countries with partner organisations in five countries outside of
Namibia. It has developed a set of integrated programmes that work
together to save the cheetah and its ecosystem.
CCF’s mission is to be the internationally recognized centre of ex-
cellence in the conservation of cheetahs and their ecosystems. CCF
works with all stakeholders to develop the best practices in research,
education and land-use to benefit all species including people.
Saving the cheetah from extinction is CCF’s primary goal. It requires
innovative conservation methods that address the well-being of
both cheetah and human populations in Namibia and throughout
the cheetah’s range.
CCF’s programmes have stabilized the wild cheetah population in
Namibia, and is the reason that Otjiwarongo (the town nearest to
CCF’s Centre) was designated the Cheetah Capital of the World.
CCF’s new Cheetah View Lodge expands its educational tourism
department. The tourism revenue helps to support CCF’s many
groundbreaking conservation research and community-based pro-
grammes, as well as its internationally renowned research and edu-
cation centre.