every twenty cubs would survive the population of the cheetah would increase (as long as the birth rate is higher than the death rate) and save it from extinction. Another huge part of the decline of the cheetah is due to the high energy demands that are needed when a mother has a liter. A female cheetah will live alone until she has her cubs. Living in solitary can be hard because they will spend more energy and time being observant against predators. When a female is lactating she needs twice the amount of food as a non-lactating female, however it is harder for her to acquire this food. If she is not able to obtain this much food then milk production will be reduced and she will begin to use fat tissue and muscle. When saving the cheetah a lot can be done to help a mother get enough food for her young so that the cub mortality rate decreases. If mothers had a way to get food for their young with out leaving them exposed in the wild then they would be less open to predators.The cheetah is also a very important part of its ecosystem in the Serengeti and if they were to become extinct it would have an enormous effect on that ecosystem. If the cheetah was to become extinct many problems could arise in the Serengeti. With the extinction of the cheetah there would be an over population of the Thompson gazelle, which is the main food source for the cheetah. The extinction of the cheetah would also disrupt the food chain, the cheetah is the a food source for animals such as lions and tigers. Research can be done to discover how the extinction might hurt the ecosystem. From that information ways in which the species can be saved might be obtained. A niche encompasses every thing that allows a population to live, grow and reproduce, for an entire lifetime. The niche concept can change with the needs of the animal as they grow and change. For a cheetah this includes such things as where they live, other cheetahs, and predators an...
