A Cheetah Named Willow & the Art That Could Save Her Species | The Big Cat Sanctuary

Wildlife artist Danielle Tomlinson visited The Big Cat Sanctuary to meet Willow, our resident cheetah and the inspiration behind her original painting donated to our Born to Run art auction. Only 7,100 African cheetahs remain in the wild today, down from an estimated 100,000 just a century ago. At the Sanctuary, we're building a brand-new Cheetah Breeding Centre to help protect the species for future generations and we need your help to get there. Between 22–29 April, every donation to our Born to Run campaign is being matched pound for pound through Big Give's Earth Raise. That means your donation goes twice as far. You can also bid on Danielle's original cheetah painting alongside a sculpture by fellow wildlife artist Lucy d'Auvergne, in our Born to Run art auction, with all proceeds going directly to the campaign. 👇 Get involved: 🐆 Donate & get your gift matched:https://bit.ly/biggive2026 🎨 Bid on the auction: https://bit.ly/4253tTh 🌿 Learn more about Born to Run: https://thebigcatsanctuary.org/news/born-to-run-a-fight-for-the-cheetahs-future/