September 2009 - The Rare Species Fund (RSF) is continuing its support of conservation efforts for threatened and endangered wild species. The RSF recently provided $2000 to the Matabeleland Leopard and Cheetah project in Zimbabwe. Researchers in the Matabo wildlife heritage area are currently placing radio transmitter collars on leopards and cheetahs. By tracking their movements, important information about behavior and territories can be gained.  The group also helps in live trapping these predators on private lands. The leopards and cheetahs, which would almost certainly be destroyed as nuisance animals, can be safely relocated into protected wildlife parks.