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LUSAKA, Zambia, Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Bangweulu Wetlands in north-eastern Zambia has received a small founding population of cheetahs - the first of their species to return to this unique community-owned, protected wetland in almost a century.
The introduction of an initial three cheetahs from South Africa results from a longstanding partnership between Zambia s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), six Community Resource Boards (CRBs) and conservation non-profit African Parks, which has managed Bangweulu Wetlands since 2008. They worked in conjunction with the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) Cheetah Range Expansion Project, which sourced healthy individuals from reserves in South Africa to re-establish a secure population in Bangweulu.