We’ve written recently about the species that have disappeared, both the confirmed extinct and populations crashing toward genetic oblivion. There is a quieter loss happening inside animals that are ...

When Echo’s five cubs were born last fall, their exact lineage was unclear. A genetic analysis conducted by Smithsonian scientists revealed the truth. Mike Bock Cheetah cub, 'Right Shave', pictured in ...

Following the successful reintroduction of the once-extinct dire wolves, scientists have set their sights next on reintroducing another mythical creature—the Indian cheetah. Selecting the world's ...

An Asiatic cheetah at Tehran's Pardisan Park - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI An Asiatic cheetah at Tehran's Pardisan Park - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI This week ...

Human conflict, loss of habitat and the illegal pet trade have all played a part in the cheetah's race to extinction. According to researchers, over a hundred years ago, 100,000 wild cheetahs roamed ...

Researchers at Nova Southeastern University (NSU's) Genome Bioinformatics Center the announced the release of a reference genome sequence of the African cheetah, (Acinonyx jubatus,) a critically ...

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O'Brien, S. J., Roelke, Melody E., Marker, L., Newman, A., Winkler, C. W., Meltzer, D., Colly, L., Everman, J., Bush, R. Mitchell, and Wildt, David E. 1985. "Genetic ...

By Victoria Schneider South Africa’s free-roaming cheetah population is much smaller than previously thought, according to ...

This week ConGen Global opens. This is a space where the world’s top conservation scientists converge with the next generation of geneticists, who are often regarded as the ‘future’ of conservation.