* "A readable, informative and elegant book on an equally elegant
feline."--School Library Journal, starred review Since 1900, the
number of cheetahs has plummeted from more than 100,000 to fewer than
10,000. At the Cheetah Conservation Fund's (CCF) African headquarters in
Namibia, Laurie Marker and her team work to save these stunning
creatures from extinction. They've rescued more than 900 cheetahs, most
of whom have been returned to the wild. Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
join CCF to study the cheetah's ecological, genetic, and behavioral
patterns in order to save the fastest animal on land--before it is too
late.