Special footage: Smuggled cheetahs released into wild

https://www.zsl.org Three adult cheetahs confiscated from a wildlife trader in Tanzania have been released back into the wild. The big cats were seized at a house in Arusha, Tanzania's safari capital, where they were being held in cramped cages barely high enough for the animals to stand.

Conservationists from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) worked with the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) and the Tanzania Wildlife Division to urgently secure the release of the cheetahs.

The two female and one male cheetah were transported by a team of experts to a release site in Tarangire National Park on Thursday night (21 April) and then released the following morning.

Conservationists and staff from Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) carefully selected the release site to ensure there was a sufficient abundance of prey in the area, and a number of vantage points from where the cheetahs could familiarise themselves with their surroundings.

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[momkat201]

Thank heavens you saved these beautiful creatures and released them back into the wild.  Job well done!

[stefkastefkastefka]

Great job, congratulations!

[Nova7o9]

All right!!!

[ScorpioCarly]

CUL8R kitties!

[loveisEV0L]

amazing



[CreekValleyCritters]

That's beautiful :)