Remembering Cheetahs: beautiful photographs of the world's fastest mammal

Remembering Cheetahs is the fifth instalment in the charity book series by the Remembering Wildlife team, and features images donated by more than 70 of the world's top wildlife photographers.

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Published: December 1, 2023 at 1:25 pm

Remembering Cheetahs is the fifth book in the Remembering Wildlife series, which raises awareness of the plight of some of the world’s most endangered species, as well as raise funds to protect them.

There are only around 7,100 cheetahs left in the wild. As well as being trafficked as a pet or killed for fur or body parts, cheetahs are impacted by habitat loss and even high-density tourism. In Iran, the Asiatic cheetah is down to fewer than 50, while in India they have been extinct for 60 years.

People remain the key to the survival of cheetahs and in these most difficult of times, looking after them is imperative, as is safeguarding land where cheetahs can live. Reintroduction projects, such as that being consulted upon in India, may become all the more critical.

A range of charities and causes will benefit from the funds raised from the Remembering Cheetahs book, including Serengeti Cheetah Project, The Cheetah Conservation Fund, Naankuse Foundation, and Action for Cheetahs.

Cover of the Remembering Cheetahs book.
Cover of the Remembering Cheetahs book.

Cheetah cubs in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Andy Howe/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah cubs in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Andy Howe/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah uses a tree trunk as a viewpoint, disturbing a lilac-breasted roller from its perch Image taken in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. © Ben Cranke/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah uses a tree trunk as a viewpoint, disturbing a lilac-breasted roller from its perch Image taken in the Maasai Mara in Kenya. © Ben Cranke/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Benoît Bussard/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Benoît Bussard/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah in Etosha National Park, Namibia. © Bertus Venter/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah in Etosha National Park, Namibia. © Bertus Venter/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. © Dee Roelofsz/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa. © Dee Roelofsz/Remembering Cheetahs
A female cheetah with her cubs in Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Francesco Veronesi/Remembering Cheetahs
A female cheetah with her cubs in Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Francesco Veronesi/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetahs in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. © Fred Vogt/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetahs in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. © Fred Vogt/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah cubs in Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Robert L Keyser III/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah cubs in Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Robert L Keyser III/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetahs in Ndutu, Tanzania. © Sue Morris/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetahs in Ndutu, Tanzania. © Sue Morris/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetahs in Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Vicki Jauron/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetahs in Maasai Mara, Kenya. © Vicki Jauron/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah surveys the land in the Mara Triangle in Kenya. © Adam Bannister/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah surveys the land in the Mara Triangle in Kenya. © Adam Bannister/Remembering Cheetahs
Narasha (mother cheetah) holds an impala by its throat, so that her youngsters could practice their killing skills, in the Masai Mara, Kenya. © Alison Buttigeig/Remembering Cheetahs
Narasha (mother cheetah) holds an impala by its throat, so that her youngsters could practice their killing skills, in the Masai Mara, Kenya. © Alison Buttigeig/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah cub playing in a tree in Kenya's Maasai Mara. © Andy Rouse/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah cub playing in a tree in Kenya's Maasai Mara. © Andy Rouse/Remembering Cheetahs
One of the most famous cheetahs of the Masai Mara, Shingo, with her six cubs, as she tries to survey the plain for both threats and hunting opportunities, in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Elliot Neep/Remembering Cheetahs
One of the most famous cheetahs of the Masai Mara, Shingo, with her six cubs, as she tries to survey the plain for both threats and hunting opportunities, in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. © Elliot Neep/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah grooms her young cubs. © Marcus Westberg/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah grooms her young cubs. © Marcus Westberg/Remembering Cheetahs
Four sub-adult cheetahs watching their mother hunt in the distance in Kenya's Maasai Mara. © Margot Raggett/Remembering Cheetahs
Four sub-adult cheetahs watching their mother hunt in the distance in Kenya's Maasai Mara. © Margot Raggett/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah chases away a jackal which had been trying to steal its meal. © Michael Lorentz/Remembering Cheetahs
A cheetah chases away a jackal which had been trying to steal its meal. © Michael Lorentz/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah at sunset at Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. © Tom Way/Remembering Cheetahs
Cheetah at sunset at Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. © Tom Way/Remembering Cheetahs
Two sub-adult cheetahs learning to stalk in Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia. © Will Burrard-Lucas/Remembering Cheetahs
Two sub-adult cheetahs learning to stalk in Liuwa Plain National Park, Zambia. © Will Burrard-Lucas/Remembering Cheetahs
An unusual coalition of five male cheetahs in Kenya's Maasai Mara. © Xavier Ortega/Remembering Cheetahs
An unusual coalition of five male cheetahs in Kenya's Maasai Mara. © Xavier Ortega/Remembering Cheetahs
Cover of the Remembering Cheetahs book.
Cover of the Remembering Cheetahs book.

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