Dr. Laurie Marker, Koya and Chewbakka.Koya, Laurie Marker and Chewbakka. Dr. Laurie Marker has been working with Cheetahs since 1974 (for nearly 30 years). She began in Oregon, USA, and began her early research in Namibia in 1977. In 1990 she moved to Namibia and set up the Cheetah Conservation Fund as the first conservation organisation solely dedicated to Cheetah conservation. Non-lethal predator control using Livestock Guarding Dogs is vital for the future of the Cheetah in Namibia. Laurie has pioneered the use of Anatolian Shepard, a Turkish breed of livestock guarding dog, in Namibia; to date a total of 160 dogs have been placed on Namibian farms.
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