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vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. The number of

cheetahs has decreased by 93% in the last 100

years. There are only 7000 left in the wild. There

are many reasons for this but the main ones are

habitat loss and the illegal pet trade. As the

number of people in the world has gone up, so

does the amount of land we need, there is less

available for cheetahs and the animals that they

eat. In some countries, such as Kuwait, cheetahs

have become a fashionable pet. There is some

hope for cheetahs as there are organizations

working to solve these problems and it is hoped

that their numbers will increase shortly.

I hope that one day that I am lucky enough

to go to Africa, and when I am on safari, I will

see a cheetah. I am sure that from this I will

discover more things about these beautiful

animals than I have seen from books, TV shows