The Indianapolis Prize 2010: Dr. Laurie Marker

Dr. Laurie Marker was a finalist for the 2010 Indianapolis Prize.

Reaching speeds of 70 mph within seconds, the cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world. Yet, this feline cannot run away from habitat loss, reduced genetic variation, high infant mortality and conflicts with humans and livestock. From a small outpost in rural Namibia, one determined woman created an unparalleled model for predator conservation that may have made the critical difference between survival and extinction for the cheetah. Because of this groundbreaking effort, Laurie Marker, D.Phil., founder and award-winning executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), was one of six finalists for the $100,000 Indianapolis Prize for animal conservation.

Thanks Indianapolis Prize for producing this video and allowing us to share with cheetah lovers around the world!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• cheetah
• cheetah conservation
• indianapolis prize
• laurie marker
• namibia
• wildlife
• endangered
• extinction
• africa
• cheetah conservation fund
• animal conservation

[BadBor]

How simple, and genius. Training dogs to shoo the predators. Let's just hope that the farmers' success doesn't further deplete their home range.

[IrishCheetahgrl16]

I'm so excited that CCF has made such an impact! Cheetahs are the most amazing animals! I hope to someday go to Africa and visit CCF! Many Blessings and keep doing what you're doing!

[jmaprins]

I visited the CCF crew in Namibia and it was amazing!!! So good to see the good work the team does in Namibia!! Thumbs up everybody!

[SloCheetah13]

The cheetah truly is an amazing animal and it is inspiring to see that you devoted your life to saving the cheetahs.

[Chilldogg]

Congratulations on being a finalist and keep up the great work!