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2019-12-18 18:52
Birdwatching can propel tourism growth in Caspian Sea island
TEHRAN – Ashuradeh, Iran’s sole island in the Caspian Sea, and its surrounding wetlands constitute a rich ecological haven for many migratory birds. However, birdwatching has remained somehow an untapped potential for tourism growth in the coastal region.
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2019-10-15 20:23
Mighan wetland hosts migratory birds once again
TEHRAN – Mighan wetland in central province of Markazi has returned back to life due to above normal rainfall and is now home to flocks of migratory birds which come to spend the winter, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
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2019-07-08 12:02
Bakhtegan wetland shrinking, flamingo chicks in danger
TEHRAN – Flamingo chicks being born in shallow waters of Bakhtegan wetland in Fars province are threatened to death due to the drying up wetland; while only the Ministry of Energy can help them survive granting Bakhtegan water right, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2019-05-11 22:35
Flamingos return to Gavkhuni wetland after 2 years
TEHRAN – Flamingos landed once again in recently replenished Gavkhuni wetland in central province of Isfahan, after 2 years, the provincial department of environment deputy director has said.
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2018-04-29 10:06
Lake Urmia, habitat of some 35,000 flamingos
TEHRAN – Some 35,000 migratory flamingos are now living in Lake Urmia and the seasonally-flooded wetlands in the region, said an official with West Azarbaijan province’s department of environment.
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2017-08-18 19:54
Rangers, locals join hands to save hundreds of flamingo chicks
TEHRAN — Flamingo chicks which were stranded in the briny shallow waters of Bakhtegan Lake in Fars province have been saved by the help of rangers and the local people.
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2017-06-11 20:09
Migrating flamingos opt to stay in reviving Lake Urmia
TEHRAN — Some 10,000 flamingos have stayed in Lake Urmia national park this year instead of migrating as better ecological conditions in the biosphere reserve are already satisfying their needs.
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2017-04-11 19:23
Migrating flamingos wing their way to southern Iran
A great number of migrating flamingos have flown to the southern province of Fars recently. The birds will be staying at Tashk and Maharlu wetlands which are now covered with water thanks to recent precipitations. Tasnim/ Erfan Samanfar
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2017-02-27 14:50
Migrating birds flocking to southern Iran
Various animals namely flamingos, herons, ducks, cranes, and pelicans have migrated to a wetland located in Fars province, southern Iran, for mating and breeding. Tasnim/ Erfan Samanfar
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2017-01-23 09:40
Firefighters save oil-soaked flamingo in southern Iran
TEHRAN — A flamingo which had got stranded in oil recycling facilities of Bandar Abbas Refinery, southern province of Hormozgan, was rescued by firefighters, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2017-01-02 19:49
Wintering birds in Iran
Wintering birds including ducks, flamingos, geese, and other waterfowls have arrived in wetlands of the southern province of Fars to spend winter in Iran. Photo: Tasnim/ Erfan Samanfar
