Persian leopard project wins top rank in intl. competition

TEHRAN – The Persian leopard project has been chosen as the winner of the International Facilitation Impact Award (FIA), Arezoo Sane’ei, head of the Persian Leopard Research center, has said.

Smart monitoring in Golestan National Park at final stage

TEHRAN – A project for smart monitoring of Golestan National Park, which started in 2019, is near completion and is scheduled to come on stream by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).

Bosnia, Iran friendly confirmed

TEHRAN – Bosnian and Herzegovina football team will host Iran in a friendly match on Nov. 12.

Persian leopard symbol of Iran’s Foolad club

TEHRAN – Iranian football club Foolad Khuzestan have chosen the Persian leopard as a symbol of the club.

Camera traps picture Persian leopard in western Iran

TEHRAN – Camera traps captured photos of a Persian leopard in Khorram Abad, western Lorestan province, Mehrdad Fathi Beiranvand, provincial department of environment chief has said.

Persian leopard appeared on camera trap in northwestern Iran

TEHRAN – A photo of a Persian leopard was recorded by a camera trap in the western part of Alamut hunting restricted area, located in northwestern Qazvin province, Mehr news agency reported on Friday.

By Jamshid Parchizadeh

Persian leopard’s global range

The Persian leopard is classed as “Endangered” on the Red List of the “International Union for Conservation of Nature” with an estimated population size of 871 to 1,290 individuals. It occurs: 1) throughout Iran, 2) southern Turkmenistan, 3) parts of Afghanistan, 4) northwestern and southern Azerbaijan, 5) northeastern Iraq, 6) southwestern Dagestan in the Russian Federation, 7) southern and southwestern Armenia, 8) eastern and southeastern Turkey, 9) eastern and southeastern Georgia, 10) parts of Pakistan, 11) small parts of Tajikistan, and 12) probably small parts of Uzbekistan.

Traps picture 10 Persian leopards in southwestern Iran

TEHRAN – Camera traps have succeeded in taking photos of 10 Persian leopards inhabiting in Dena National Park, located in southwestern Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province, the provincial department of environment chief, has announced.

Persian leopards’ natural reproduction turned unsuccessful

TEHRAN – A Persian leopard couple’s hormonal interventions to mate naturally at Tehran Zoological Garden for conservation purposes has turned out to be unsuccessful, YJC reported on Saturday.

National program for leopard conservation to be implemented

TEHRAN – A national leopard conservation plan which was developed some four years ago, will be implemented in the country by the Department of Environment (DOE), Arezoo Sane’ei, director for Asian Leopard Specialist Society has said.

Camera traps picture Asiatic cheetah, Persian leopards in Semnan

TEHRAN – An Asiatic cheetah and three Persian leopards have been observed through camera traps in Shahrood county in north central Semnan province, Amir Abdous, the provincial department of environment chief, has announced.

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Animals in captivity: Is there such a thing as a good zoo?

TEHRAN – The recent activities of Tehran Zoological Garden have sparked a heated debate between advocates of animal rights and zoo directors, on whether or not zoos endanger wildlife species for their own interests or they have educational and protective objectives.