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EXTINCTION on TV Show


The cheetah is an episode of EXTINCTION series which covers some of the most charismatic species which are in danger of extinction. This documentary movie has been producing by Chanal 5 of French TV which talks about the cheetah, beside Sumatran tiger, Asian elephant, polar bear, orangutan, etc. The cheetah episode lasts 52 minutes and discusses about low genetic diversity of the cheetahs in the world and its possible impact on their future survival. Meanwhile, conservation efforts are an important proportion of the movie. The movie starts in Namibia, then South Africa and finally arrives in Iran where hold the only confirmed wild population of the Asiatic cheetahs. The movie was produced in Kavir National Park and Miandasht Wildlife Refuge with partnership of the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) and Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) in March 2010. It is predicted that the movie can be released in coming September.