Cheetahs, the fastest mammals on Earth, are now in a race against extinction. It’s estimated that fewer than 7,000 exist in the wild. John Yang speaks with Laurie Marker, a woman who has already ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — For 35 years, American zoologist Laurie Marker has been collecting and storing specimens in a cheetah sperm bank in Namibia, hoping conservationists never have to use ...

“Top predators help maintain biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem,” she said. The nonprofit also helps farmers with conflict mitigation efforts — like in Colorado with wolves — by educating them about ...

Laurie Marker is to cheetahs what the late Jane Goodall was to chimpanzees. She was in Michigan to receive an honorary degree ...

Rozi, a 2-year-old cheetah, came to the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden from the Wildlife Safari in Oregon in 2022 as a single cub, rejected by her mother. But she wasn't alone for long. Through the ...

Washington, D.C. (7News) — Fewer than 7,000 Cheetahs remain in the wild, and they need your help. On Monday, The Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund joined Brian to share ...

Back in the 1970s, Dr. Laurie Marker hand-raised a cheetah cub and successfully taught it to hunt, sparking a lifelong mission. Since then, she’s built the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, a ...