The Asiatic Cheetah, or in other words, the Iranian cheetah, which was also known for its beauty and gracefulness, is an extremely endangered species. So far, only a few of these animals remain in Iran. Iran maintains a diverse climate and one of the richest bio-diversities in the world. According to countless ecologists, Iran is among the ten superior ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The head of the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS), a Tehran-based NGO, said the population of Iranian cheetahs, also known as Asiatic cheetahs, is undergoing a rapid decline despite all measures taken to save the endangered species. The situation is very critical, Morteza Islami said as cited by the Guardian on Tuesday. We have ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) The Director-General of Department of Environmental Protection and Hunting and Fishing Management Deputy has said they have raised the fine on damaging Asiatic cheetah. Ali Teimouri told reporters on Tuesday that from a total of 1140 animal species, 76 species were listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species;...

YAZD, Dec. 07 (MNA) Director of Iranian Cheetah Society has announced the sighting and registering of another new Asiatic Cheetah in Yazd Province. Morteza Eslami told Mehr News that a number of camera traps had been placed in each of the cheetah habitats in Iran for an overall observation of the target species. He noted that a series of photographs ...

TABAS, March 8 (MNA) The managing director of Iranian Cheetah Society has said the population of Iranian cheetah is dwindling. Morteza Eslami told Mehr News that the Associations investigation during past 3 years indicated that only 40-70 Iranian cheetahs were living in habitats in central deserts of Iran. When we speak about the cheetah, in fact ...

Wildlife experts hail success of UN-backed initiative to protect Asiatic cheetahs from extinction despite sanctions. Asiatic cheetahs, a subspecies of the fastest animal on earth, are extinct globally except inIranwhere they are considered to be critically endangered. But marking a rare success, conservationists atthe Persian wildlife heritage foundation ...