# @thetorontozoo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DR2WOv5D1hd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37628557-thetorontozoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-04T17:01:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Toronto Zoo (@thetorontozoo) — https://gondola.cc/thetorontozoo

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It’s #IntlCheetahDay 🐾
 
Your Toronto Zoo is proud of our long-standing collaboration with our wildlife conservation partners at cheetahcanada as we work together to secure a future for cheetahs. As part of our commitment to AZA SAFE Cheetah, the Zoo financially supports CCF’s long-running Livestock Guarding Dog (LGD) program. For nearly 30 years, this flagship program has placed more than 800 guarding dogs, traditionally Anatolian shepherds, on farms across Namibia and beyond, helping reduce conflict between humans and cheetahs in shared landscapes.
 
Earlier this year, CCF celebrated an exciting milestone: Ana, one of the program’s first mixed-breed guarding dogs, gave birth to a healthy litter of five pups: four males and one female. This litter represents an important next step in the evolution of the LGD program, as CCF works to develop strong, resilient, locally adapted mixed-breed dogs that continue the legacy of protecting livestock and providing farmers with sustainable alternatives to lethal predator control.
 
The global cheetah population has declined by over 90% in the last century, underscoring the urgency of collaborative conservation efforts like these.

Beyond the LGD program, CCF and its partners work across the cheetah’s historic range to mitigate threats, build capacity, and champion coexistence between people and wildlife. One of the most urgent threats facing cheetahs—particularly in the Horn of Africa—is the illegal wildlife trade. Poachers still take cubs from the wild to meet the demand for illegal pets abroad. While improved law enforcement has led to more confiscations before cubs leave the region, these cubs often cannot be returned to the wild and require lifelong care. CCF’s Cheetah Rescue and Conservation Centre in Geed-Deeble now provides a safe home for more than 120 rescued cheetahs, playing a critical role in addressing this crisis.
 
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