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2021-02-21 18:10
Iran’s remarkable biodiversity museum
TEHRAN – The richest and most important biodiversity museum of Iran has been set up in the Department of Environment (DOE), which exhibits extinct native species such as Persian lion and Caspian tiger, as well as rare species of Asiatic cheetah, mugger crocodile, bustard, grouse, and Asian black bear.
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2020-08-30 18:40
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Mugger crocodile breeding an untapped potential in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Mugger crocodile breeding is one of the new economic projects in Chabahar port that can bring employment prosperity while preserving the environment in the southeastern region.
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2020-04-04 18:24
By Jamshid Parchizadeh and Jerrold L. Belant
Mitigating potential flood-induced human-crocodile conflicts in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province
The Vulnerable mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is native to southeastern Iran where about 350 individuals occur in the Bahukalat Protected Area in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
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2019-07-09 21:24
Private ownership of marsh crocodiles outlawed
TEHRAN – Iran has banned the private ownership of marsh crocodiles and any violators would be fined or imprisoned, Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2018-09-09 17:20
Marsh crocodiles in good condition in Iran
TEHRAN - The population of marsh crocodiles is rising in Iran, as some 400 of them have been spotted in the country so far, YJC quoted Hamid Zohrabi, deputy environment chief for natural environment and biodiversity directorate, as saying on Friday.
