The Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre was the world’s first facility to breed captive cheetahs on a sustainable basis and the world’s first Cites-approved cheetah breeding facility. It is located in the Magaliesberg mountain range near Brits and the Hartbeespoort Dam in South Africa’s North West Province. The centre’s goal is to keep a viable genetic pool of cheetahs and African wild dogs (Africa’s second most endangered carnivore) for release back into their natural habitat. Other endangered species bred at the centre include the African wild cat, Suni, Blue and Red Duiker, Riverine Rabbit, and Vultures, including the extremely rare Egyptian Vulture. It was the first facility to reintroduce captive-born African wild dogs into their natural habitat successfully.