Groundbreaking UCC study tests cheetah stress levels

Research hopes to provide definitive guide to effective conservation of animals
Groundbreaking UCC study tests cheetah stress levels

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.

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