BYLINE: Sheree Bega

It has taken over 30 years but an acclaimed Brits conservationist is about to fulfil her dream: returning three of her captive-born cheetahs to the wild.

For 77-year-old Ann van Dyk, the founder of the De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Trust, their release on an expansive game farm next year will be the "cherry on top" in a life she has devoted to protecting the graceful and threatened predator.

"Very few captive-born cheetahs have been returned to the wild," Van Dyk explained this week.

"We really don't know the do's and ...

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