Data came from: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/84k92j4n3y
from:https://tinyletter.com/data-is-plural/letters/data-is-plural-2021-03-03-edition
A team of conservationists has compiled a decade of data on illegal cheetah sales and ownership, drawing from “over 300 sources, including direct communications with field informants, veterinarians, and cheetah owners,” court records, social media, and more. The dataset covers 1,800+ cases — including both actual seizures and alleged/suspected incidents — involving 4,000+ cheetahs or cheetah parts/derivatives.
Questions to ask:
Where were Cheetahs sold from? Who bought the Cheetahs? What parts were bought compared to location? Looking at the difference between Confiscated, Surrendered, Alive, and Died
Column Name Type Key Information Incident No. Quantitative Incident Type Categorical "Animal Injury / Mortality / Welfare Possession/trade Seizure" Incident Date Quantitative Discovery Date Quantitative Country Role Categorical "O = Origin T = Transit D = Destination" Region Categorical Country Categorical City/Region Categorical Location Type Categorical Origin if known Categorical Transit if known Categorical Destination if known Categorical Report grading Ordinal "A = True B = Second hand but source known C = Unknown but corroborated D = Unable to Judge E = Suspected false" Verif means Categorical Ultimate source type Categorical "A = Primary B = Secondary" Ult. Verif. Source Categorical Description Ult. Source Reliability Categorical "A = always B = mostly C = fairly D = sometimes E = unreliable F = unknown" Orig. Source Type Categorical "A = Original research B = Official C = Open source D = Direct Report" Medium Categorical Original Source Categorical Day Quantitative Month Quantitative Year Quantitative Day (+/-) Quantitative When exact date not known Month (+/-) Quantitative When exact date not known Num Cheetahs Categorical Units Categorical "Bushmeat Claws Head Live Other Skin Skin pieces Skull Stuffed Teeth Trophy" Incident Description Categorical Confiscated Quantitative # of units if known Surrendered Quantitative Alive Quantitative # live units at or post confiscation Died Quantitative # death units at or post confiscation LTF/ UNK Fate Quantitative # units lost to follow up Action Taken Categorical Outcome Categorical Detecting agency Categorical POI Assigned ID Quantitative Suspects, person of interest Other info / URL Categorical URLs