They are a threatened species; but not extinct.
Additional Information: No, the Cheetah is not extinct. They are listed with a status of "endangered" according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US FWS Endangered Species List. Also the International Union of Conservation for Nature, IUCN Red List has two subspecies of Cheetah listed as "critically endangered", and others listed as "vulnerable", with the population trend "decreasing". For more details, please see the sites listed below.
Cheetahs aren't extinct...
Cheetah's are extinct in the wild in India. They were hunted to extinction by humans. They were declared extinct in the 1940's. The government of India is planning to breed cubs in captivity and re-introduce them in the wild. They are importing Adult Cheetahs from Africa and are planning to breed them in captivity and then once they grow up, they will be released into the wild.
Humans. Cheetah's are extinct in the wild in India and may other Asian countries where they once lived. They were hunted to extinction by humans. They were declared extinct in the 1940's. The government of India is planning to breed cubs in captivity and re-introduce them in the wild. They are importing Adult Cheetahs from Africa and are planning to breed them in captivity and then once they grow up, they will be released into the wild.
Approximately 12,400 cheetahs remain in the wild in twenty-five African countries. Another fifty to sixty critically endangered Asiatic cheetahs are thought to remain in Iran.
Cheetahs are endangered, but not extinct. The IUCN lists them as vulnerable.
there was giant cheetahs which where as tall as lions
Most of the wild cheetahs live in Africa and in the Savanah
Cheetahs will NOT go extinct because with groups like CCF and other constantly helping cheetahs to survive and also educating farmers about cheetahs and learning to not kill them.
cheetahs survive in the wild by running down their prey. this is not my answer it is a websites
Wild cheetahs live in the wild and they are, well, wild. they attack to get food unlike the tame cheetahs. tame cheetahs are more calm. but that doesnt mean that theyre gonna NOT attack anything including you.
they are going extinct because the poaching and habitat loss
The cheetah has a slim chance of surviving. It is estimated that 9,000-12,000 cheetahs still remain in the world. Unfortuinatly, cheetahs have died out in 25 countries.