Are We Loving Cheetahs To Death? | 4K UHD | Mammals | BBC Earth

Tourism has become essential to fund the protection of wild areas and the species that inhabit them. However, the increased presence of humans can mean failed hunts, abandoned kills, and a reduced amount of cubs. How do we strike a balance between observing these animals and respecting their space?

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[Hyraladen]

Never knew this was a problem!? It was insane seeing so many vehicles surround them?
Are these people being stupid or something? You see a predator take down its prey and abandon it when you arrive? They didn't think "Oh my gosh, we did that, we caused that, let's stay further away this time for their sake"?
That's so sad

[Thomas-extp]

This is especially bad when we knew cheetahs are easily stressed animals😢

[sp_]

“There is enough on this earth for everyone's need but for no one's greed, ”

[joetrevino]

They're obviously more worried about the money than actual conservation.

[Rocking_J_Studio]

As a photographer of over 60 years, I am disgusted by this. I'm convinced that social media is causing irreparable damage to our wildlife and their environments.

[LadyMouseBird]

way too many vehicles at this sighting, Precious Treasures💚💙🧡

[tarmoutabiayre]

They should ban crowded tourist and vehicles

[pinkblooded_x]

They're so so beautiful, and fascinating creatures too.

[ES-kuoe]

My god, I can’t remember the last time I was so shocked to see something. How can they be that irresponsible?!

[LeprosuGnome]

Brazil's whale coast is the perfect example of respectful tourism. You can pay for a boat to see the whales, but it's never more than 2-3 boats at the same time with the animals, there's a required distance and positioning that they MUST respect, there are also state authorities with routine fiscalization and most importantly the locals love and respect the animals, not just for what they are but also because their lives depend on the well being of the whales, so they're careful not to scare them away from the coast!
There clearly is not enough being done for these Cheetahs, these people are more interested in money than conservation, and they'll destroy their own source of income with this behavior.

[alsanimaldocumentary]

Look at that leopard, it's so beautiful and agile.

[infinitymixtapes]

And to make it worse, stronger predators like lions, hyenas and even leopards come to recognize the gathering cars as a sign of a fresh kill so it screws cheetahs even more

[medusagorgon]

My heart hurts. Animals have it rough and it's mainly because of humans.

[MaeveChao]

This is not love!!! This makes me cry😢

[hinenik]

I went to film a documentary to the Maldives last year and there are some species I didn't want to film because their habitats were already overcrowded. For example, whale sharks, with hundreds of snorkelers, divers, drones, boats just for one whaleshark that ended up colliding with people by accident and not knowing where to go.

The problem we always have is that we are always too silly to think about the consequences of what we do

[pliniopereiragomesjunior]

A quantidade de carros é absurda. Essa não é a forma correta de se observar a vida selvagem.

[bulazamani]

Once, I commented something similar on a video about cheetahs living in captivity. I was quickly called a Karen

[christinasornbutnark]

Now that I’m in my 50’s & the kids are all out of university I thought I would go in my own African safari. I’m so glad I watched this before booking. I would have been ashamed to ruin their dinner.

[joannmello]

I agree tourism has gotten out of control TY BBC and David attenbough love the cheetah

[amaliekovacs]

Holy crap, I had aaabsolutely no idea, there was a problem like this. How can tourists and tourist guide offices be so money-focused. I get, that life in Africa is incredibly hard and u have to make your money often in dirty ways. But when u’re working for a conservation business, this should be the first point to avoid!!