Groundbreaking UCC study tests cheetah stress levels

Research hopes to provide definitive guide to effective conservation of animals

Daniel Moloney at Fota Wildlife Park with two northern cheetah cubs. Picture: Denis Minihane

How do you test a cheetah’s stress level by swabbing their saliva without getting your hand bitten off?

In a world first, Fota Wildlife Park in Co Cork has teamed up with a PhD candidate who’s helping write what’s they hope will be a definitive guide to effective conservation of animals.