Will cheetahs survive ?

Cheetahs are shy and fragile creatures not at all like their more robust cousins such as lions or leopards. They face many challenges to survive especially conflicts and exploitation with humans. Sought after in the Middle East as pets for wealthy Arabs the stolen cubs often die and fail to thrive in captivity. That this beautiful cat is threatened with extinction is indisputable with their population having plummeted to around 4,000 from 100,00 in just 100 years thanks to persecution and loss of habitat. Many of the cubs are killed by other big cats and all cheetahs would rather run away from a conflict than fight simply because they aren't built for it. Their long legs and a body purpose made for legendary speed is their greatest attribute but they also need a huge territory to live in. With expanding human populations this is a great problem for the survival of the Cheetah but the least that can be done is to crack down hard on the traffickers who steal the vulnerable animals from the wild almost assigning them to a certain death.