Somaliland centre saves cheetahs from trafficking to Gulf palaces

The long, slender, spotted felines yawn, stretch, and purr loudly as the staff approach the vast, highly protected complex run by Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) in the Geed-Deeble savannah of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia. There are just 600 cheetahs estimated to be living in the Horn of Africa -- out of some 7,000 living in the wild worldwide -- meaning the NGO supports a sizeable percentage of the population. Cheetahs are considered "critically endangered" across Africa, except...