The owners of two cheetahs will not be allowed to return the large, African cats to southeastern British Columbia to use them as ambassador animals promoting conservation of the endangered species.
Following a multi-day hearing last fall, the Environmental Appeal Board, which considers issues raised under B.C.'s Wildlife Act, has refused to overturn a 2017 ruling denying a permit to move the cheetahs to Crawford Bay, north of Creston.
Pfeifer and Plato had hoped to bring the pair to a property in Crawford Bay to use them for "education and outreach" aimed at children, after acquiring them from a South African reserve.A team member with Cheetah Outreach in South Africa told the hearing that cheetahs are the most docile of the large cats and that Robin is blind but both he and Annie, "are well socialized and suitable as ambassador animals.
"Cheetahs are not pets; they are wild animals and should be treated as such," says the textbook "Cheetahs: Biology and Conservation."
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