The fastest land animal in the world may get a boost to its population if a new conservation method researchers are practicing in Africa is successful.
Tamar Kendon(LONDON) Thousands of feet in the air, Willem Briers-Louw, a wildlife biologist, surveys the Zambeze Delta in Mozambique via helicopter seeking the animal populations he helps to conserve and maintain in the bushland. Cheetahs, one of Briers-Louw's subjects and the fastest land animal in the world, could get a boost to its population if a new conservation method researchers are practicing in Africa is successful. Biologists in Mozambique released a group of wild cheetahs in a "massive" protected area in the Zambeze Delta in August as part of a reintroduction project they believe is "crucial" to conserve the species, Briers-Louw, a wildlife biologist working on the project with the Cabela Family Foundation, the organization that funded the reintroduction project, told ABC News. From the two-seat Robinson R22 helicopter, Briers-Louw can track the animals wherever they go and monitor their behavior what they're eating, whether they're m
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