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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JUSTINE GERARDY
Anatolian Shepherd dog Bonzo (L) leads a herd of goats on Retha Joubert's farm near near Gobabis, east of the capital Windhoek, on August 15, 2013. Five-year old Bonzo is part of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) which breeds the dogs near northern city Otjiwarongo. The dog's behavior, harnessed in Turkey thousands of years ago, saves sheep and goats. But it has also handed a lifeline to Namibia's decimated cheetah numbers by reducing conflicts between farmers and predators. The center started breeding the livestock dogs to promote cheetah-friendly farming after some 10,000 big cats -- the current total worldwide population -- were killed or moved off farms in the 1980s.
AFP PHOTO / JENNIFER BRUCE
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Gobabis, NAMIBIA |
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JENNIFER BRUCE |
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26 August 2013 |
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