Conservation tip from South Africa.

• Author: Padilla, David
• Position: Upfront

I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Healthy Horizons for Jaguars," in your October issue. In Jeffrey P. Cohn's well-researched and--written article on this endangered species, I was intrigued by the creative efforts being made to protect these beautiful cats. I was reminded of an initiative I observed earlier this year near Cape Town in South Africa.

A South African foundation, dedicated to protecting cheetahs, which are being shot into extinction by ranchers in Africa, trains Turkish sheep dogs, which have proven very effective in guarding cattle and sheep herds in countries like Botswana and Namibia. The dogs are trained...