More than 30 of the world’s most spectacular cheetah photographs are now on display at the elegant, African-themed Patrick Mavros art gallery on the Fulham Road in Chelsea until Thursday 8 October 2015. Strutt & Parker is supporting the exhibition, which opened on 21 September, which is helping to raise awareness of the cheetah’s urgent need for conservation.
More than 30 of the world’s most spectacular cheetah photographs are now on display at the elegant, African-themed Patrick Mavros art gallery on the Fulham Road in Chelsea until Thursday 8 October 2015. Strutt & Parker is supporting the exhibition, which opened on 21 September, which is helping to raise awareness of the cheetah’s urgent need for conservation.
The Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), which has its headquarters in Namibia, has organized the exhibition to celebrate 25 years of groundbreaking research into saving Africa’s most iconic – and yet endangered – big cat.
The images have been specially selected by wildlife photography consultant Sophie Stafford and represent the work of many of the world’s finest big cat photographers, including Andy Rouse and David Lloyd from the UK, Paul Souders and Suzi Eszterhas from the US, and Adrian Steirn from South Africa.
Together, the images exhibited offer visitors to the gallery an intimate insight into the life of the planet’s fastest land animal, from the tenderness of a mother with her cubs to the remarkable skill and speed of the hunt.
All of the images are available to purchase, including signed prints by CCF patrons Jonathan and Angie Scott. Funds raised will support CCF’s pioneering work to protect the cheetah for future generations. Their integrated conservation programmes include providing Namibian farmers with trained livestock guarding dogs to protect their livestock from cheetah predation, producing biomass logs – called bushbloks – to provide local communities with a sustainable source of fuel to reduce habitat loss, and mapping the cheetah genome.
Dr Laurie Marker, Founder and Executive Director of CCF, said “The cheetah inspires so many people – from photographers to poets – and is so iconic of the African landscape that it often surprises people to learn it is facing extinction in the wild. CCF aims to secure a future for this beautiful cat by improving the lives of the communities that live alongside it. But we need your help. By purchasing one of the spectacular prints on show in this unique exhibition, you can help us to help the cheetah win the race against extinction.”
Comedian and presenter Griff Rhys Jones visited Laurie in Namibia on the BBC’s ‘Slow Train Through Africa’ series and will host an exclusive reception at the exhibition on 7 October. He said, “I was so inspired by meeting this incredible woman and her cheetahs. I hope everyone who visits this stunning exhibition will realize that we cannot afford to lose these beautiful cats.”
Those who wish to support the Cheetah Conservation Fund are encouraged to visit the Patrick Mavros store by 31st October 2015 where they can buy raffle tickets for a chance to win a stunning silver cheetah worth £1,900.