Abstract Although cheetahs Acinonyx jubatus were once widespread in the Horn of Africa, their presence Somaliland has not been confirmed since 2010, and they have presumed extirpated recent years. During 2021–2022 Cheetah Conservation Fund Ministry Environment Climate Change carried out two rapid surveys Awdal region western to investigate status cheetah this area. The team collected socio-ecol...

Front cover: Cover image: Using finite element analysis to understand the hunting behaviour of bear-faced bush dog (Speothos venaticus), one world's least-know canids. See J.V. Ruiz et al., ‘Different, but same: inferring hypercarnivorous venaticus) through analysis’, this issue.