The potential and shortcomings of mitochondrial dna analysis for cheetah management

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    The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Cat Specialist Group currently recognizes four cheetah subspecies: the Southern African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus); the Asiatic cheetah (A. j. venaticus); the Northeast African cheetah (A. j. soemmeringii) and the Northwest African cheetah (A. j. hecki) (Kitchener et_al 2017). While the species as a whole is likely to survive, current conservation efforts, e_g, reintroduction of cheetahs into former range countries, should take subspecies assignments into account as the loss of certain subspecies might irreversibly alter the corresponding ecosystems (Bertola et_al 2022; Liu et_al 2018). Given the . . .

     

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