Open AccessNorth American Species Survival Plan for Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus
Author(s) -
GRISHAM JACK
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international zoo yearbook
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.464
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1748-1090
pISSN - 0074-9664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-1090.1997.tb01190.x
Subject(s) - acinonyx jubatus , plan (archaeology) , population , range (aeronautics) , geography , biology , ecology , zoology , demography , archaeology , engineering , sociology , aerospace engineering
The North American Species Survival Plan (SSP) for the Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus has developed a cooperative and comprehensive research plan for the long‐term management of the species. Networking with zoos, field biologists and scientists, the SSP has managed the captive population from a situation that was clearly not self‐sustaining into a well‐defined, growing population. This paper describes the development of the SSP and its long‐range goals.