Welcome to fall of 2013!...if you live in the United States, that is.  In Australia you are having a warm spring season, along with the rest of the Southern hemisphere.  Whether your weather is fair or foul, we hope you will enjoy everything that is upcoming here at Save-The-Cheetah, starting with a contest, more exciting features, and of course...our countdown to the ICDC!  Read on to learn more about our exciting plans as we head into 2014!

DID YOU KNOW......

.........Mughal Emperor Akbar of India owned over 1,000 cheetahs at one time and used them for hunting?

Coming Soon!

Scavenger Hunt Contest!  Starting today!!!  This is a contest that will require you to know information about dA, cheetahs, and our group!  See contest details below.
International Cheetah Day Challenge 2013!  In just a few days our challenge journal will be posted!  You can begin work on your conservation art and start spreading the word now!
All About Cheetah Cubs.  Learn everything you ever wanted to know about cheetah cubs in this feature coming before the end of the year.
Cheetahs and Human: Past and Present.  A journal feature all about the history of cheetah and human interaction, and the modern-day outcomes for both species.  This feature will be appearing sometime in the months approaching the ICDC.
Art and Deviant Features.  As we gear up towards the ICDC we will be having several art and deviant features to remind you what YOU can do to save the cheetah!

DID YOU KNOW......

.........the cheetah wasn't placed in its own genus until 53 years after its discovery?

Conservation News

We have added several new links to conservation groups to our About Us page in the past few months.
Dr. Laurie Marker, Founder of CCF, is touring the United States through October 27th.  Learn details here.
A new conservation group, the Rangewide Conservation Program, has come to life in both Eastern and Southern Africa and is being run by well-known conservationist and cheetah photographer, Dr. Sarah Durant.  Learn all about this new group in this news article: newswatch.nationalgeographic.c…


AND WITHOUT FURTHER ADO...



We warn you, this contest is difficult and only the most dedicated people will be successful.  Prepare yourselves for a deep search of deviantART and cheetah history if you want to win!

Rules and Procedure

This contest is open to Group Members and Watchers only*.
You will find a list of questions below about cheetahs, this group, and cheetahs within the deviantART community.
Answer as many of the questions as accurately as you can.  Use any legal method to arrive at your answers.  Anyone found cheating will be disqualified⁺.
Submit your answers to the group in a deviantART Note.
After you have submitted your answers, you cannot submit again.  Be absolutely sure you are ready before submitting!
Each correct answer will be worth 25 deviantART Points.   Some questions have multiple answers, meaning more points!
Only the first three people to submit the most correct answers will receive the Points prize, so be quick!
The contest is open for one month, so the submission deadline is January 1st.
The three winners will be announced after the deadline.

*Yes, you may join the group only to enter the contest.  But if you do, you must stay in the group.  If you win and then try to leave, you will not receive a prize.
⁺What is cheating?  Hacking into someone's account, asking or bribing an admin for answers are some examples...  Be an honorable participant please.

Scavenger Hunt Questions

1. Who was the original founder of Save-The-Cheetah?
2. Who has the most cheetah-themed deviations in their gallery on deviantART?
3. How many total proposed subspecies of cheetah have there been in the last 300 years?
4. What cheetah deviation has the most views on deviantART?
5. Who was the first naturalist to classify the cheetah, in what year, and in what part of the world?
6. What is the oldest cheetah conservation group and what year was it established?
7. Which deviant submitted the most artwork for ICDC 2012?
8. What ruler of what country owned the only white cheetah in recorded history?
9. Whose entire gallery of cheetah photos are taken exclusively in the wild?  There are several answers; the more you name, the more points are possible. Note: A deviant must have at least five cheetah deviations to be included in this answer.
10. What was the first deviation ever submitted to Save-The-Cheetah?
11. Find a piece of traditional cheetah artwork not in the group and submit it.
12. BONUS: How many admins has this group had in total?  Double the points if you can name them all!


So what is your weather like as you prepare for the contest?  Comment and let us know what season you're enjoying in your corner of the world!