DOE restarts Asiatic cheetah preservation plan after 6 years halt

TEHRAN - The Department of Environment has resumed the implementation of the national project to protect Asiatic cheetahs after a six-year hiatus.

Iran to commemorate National Cheetah Day

TEHRAN – The ‘National Cheetah Day’ is celebrated annually on August 31 to raise awareness about the significance of safeguarding and increasing the existing population of Asiatic cheetahs in the country.

‘20 Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Iran’s wildlife reserves’

TEHRAN – Twenty Asiatic cheetahs have so far been spotted in wildlife reserves across the country, an official with the Department of Environment (DOE) has said.

By Maryam Tavassoli

Don’t lose hope for cheetah’s survival

TEHRAN –The Department of Environment (DOE) is taking new steps to further protect the Asiatic cheetahs in the country.

Public participation slashes cheetah road fatality to zero

TEHRAN – More than 250 people have voluntarily participated in a program to save Asiatic cheetahs that are usually killed in road accidents in the northeast of the country.

DOE plans to expand Persian cheetah habitat

TEHRAN – With the cooperation of the private sector, the Department of Environment (DOE) plans to expand the Persian cheetah habitat within the protected area of Turan, northcentral Semnan province.

Biodiversity museum of Iran home to rare, extinct species

TEHRAN – The richest and most important biodiversity museum of Iran exhibits extinct native species such as the Persian lion and Caspian tiger, as well as rare species of Asiatic cheetah, mugger crocodile, bustard, grouse, and Asian black bear.

Human interference threatens Iran's precious wildlife 

TEHRAN - There are many threats to endangered wildlife species, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds.

Yazd tourism hosts wildlife event

TEHRAN – Yazd province’s tourism directorate is hosting a three-day wildlife event, organized in commemoration of the World Wildlife Day.

Iranian court sentences offenders to provide food for cheetah cub

TEHRAN – A court in the city of Oshnavieh, northwest Iran, has sentenced a number of environmental offenders to provide food for the cheetah cub, Pirouz.

Iran is the last hope for Asiatic Cheetah: expert

TEHRAN – There is hope that Iran can indeed manage to save Asiatic Cheetah, as succeeded in the past in saving other species to healthy and steady populations.

Two cheetah cubs found in Turan National Park

TEHRAN – Two Asiatic cheetah cubs were found in the protected area of Turan, east of Semnan province.

Iran kit in 2022 World Cup revealed

TEHRAN - Iran football federation officially launched their new home and away kits for the 2022 World Cup but cheetah has been removed from the jerseys.