Report a cheetah encounter

If you have encountered cheetahs, or signs of cheetahs, in the last 20 years we are keen to hear about it! Your reports will go into an international database that will be used to plan conservation efforts for this threatened species. We are particularly keen to hear news from countries which have not been well-surveyed, such as Angola, Sudan, Chad, and CAR. However sightings from all areas are extremely welcome. If you have previously reported your sighting to a well-established monitoring system (e.g. Tanzania's "cheetah watch"), you don't need to report it again. However if you're in doubt, please report your encounter: we will ensure that the information is shared with the appropriate national or local monitoring systems.

About your encounter

When did you encounter cheetahs? Please be as precise as possible.

Day:

Month:

* Year:

* What kind of encounter did you have with cheetahs? (tick all that apply)

I saw a live cheetah	I found a dead cheetah
I found cheetah tracks or droppings

If you saw one or more live cheetahs, please tell us how many you saw

Adults:

Cubs:

If you saw cubs, how big were they?

Were you able to tell the sex of the cheetah(s) you saw? If so, please indicate the number of males and females you saw. Please only answer this question if you are confident that you could distinguish males and females

Males:

Females:

Do you have photographs of the cheetah(s), or cheetah signs, that you saw?

yes

no

Please give us any further details about your encounter that you think may be relevant. For example, tell us what a live cheetah was doing when you saw it (e.g. chasing a Grant's gazelle), or the cause of death for a cheetah found dead (e.g. road kill).

About the place where you encountered cheetahs

* In what country did you encounter cheetahs?

* What is the name of the place where you encountered cheetahs?

If possible, please provide a GPS location (or map coordinates) for your encounter. Please also tell us what coordinate system you are using

Longitude (easting)

Latitude (northing)

Coordinate system

degrees, minutes, seconds

decimal degrees

UTM (universal transverse mercator)

other (please specify)

What is the land use where you encountered cheetahs?

national park or reserve (no legal hunting)

game reserve or game management area (hunting restricted)

private game ranch

private livestock ranch

community land

other (please specify)

What is the habitat type where you encountered cheetahs?

forest (continuous trees over 10m tall, canopy interlocking)

woodland (open trees at least 8m tall, canopy cover >40%)

bushland (open bushes 3-7m tall, canopy cover >40%)

wooded grassland (mainly grass & herbs; woody plants 10-40%)

grassland (mainly grass & herbs, woody plants <10%)

desert (low vegetation cover in arid area)

afro-alpine (mixed vegetation on high mountains, frost likely year-round)

mangrove (open or closed trees between high and low watermark)

freshwater swamp

saline swamp

human (vegetation profoundly modified by people (e.g. cultivation, village)

other (please specify)

About you

* Please tell us your name. This will only be used to identify the source of your report in the database, and won't be made public. We will only contact you if you give your permission (see below)

* Please tell us a little about your experience of wildlife in Africa

I have spent many months or years working with wildlife in Africa (e.g. biologist, safari guide, ranch manager)

I have spent many months or years living in the African bush (e.g. aid worker)

I have made many visits to the African bush (e.g. regular tourist)

this was my first visit to the African bush

* Please tell us a little about your previous experience of cheetahs

I immediately knew that this was a cheetah (or cheetah tracks or droppings) because I had seen them repeatedly (more than 3 times) in the past

I immediately knew that this was a cheetah (or cheetah tracks or droppings) because I had seen them occasionally (1-3 times) in the past

I immediately knew that this was a cheetah (or cheetah tracks or droppings) even though I had never seen them before, because I was familiar with them from TV, books or magazines

I did not immediately know what the animal was (or what had left the spoor). I was told by a more experienced companion (e.g. a safari guide or tracker) that it was a cheetah (or cheetah spoor)

I did not know what the animal (or spoor) was when I encountered it. I later identified it as cheetah from a field guide or other source

* May we contact you for further details on this encounter?

yes

no

If you answered "yes" above, please give us your e-mail address:

Many thanks for taking the time to report your encounter!

Please add any other comments that you think are relevant:

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