An official with the Department of Environment has said fishing nets are one of the biggest threats to sea turtles.
Sea turtles are reptiles that have limited habitats on the southern coast of Iran for spawning,...
The severe air pollution in Iranian big cities including the capital Tehran continues for more than a week on Saturday while all the education centers will continue operation online over the next few days.
An ...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the suburbs of Boshraviyeh in the northeastern Iranian province of South Khorasan on Tuesday evening.
The quake occurred at 17:44 hours local time (14:14 GMT) at a depth of 11 ...
The Department of Environment (DOE) plans to revive the lost habitats of the endangered Persian leopards by providing prey, Hassan Akbari, deputy head of the DOE for wildlife protection has announced.
First,...
The two Asiatic cheetah cubs found recently in Khar Touran National Park in central Iran's Semnan province represent a good omen for the survival of this endangered cheetah subspecies in Iran.
On Saturday, the ...
Eight Persian leopards were observed in Tandooreh National Park, a protected area located in the northeast of Iran, Mehr reported on Tuesday.
Following the favorable protection measures, endangered Persian leopards ...
Some 175 endangered Persian zebras have so far been counted in Turan National Park, northcentral Semnan province, according to the latest census.
The Persian onager, also called the Persian zebra, is a subspecies ...
According to the forecasts, El NinoSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) can lead to more rain in Iran in the second half of winter and early spring.
The ENSO cycle has three phases called the neutral phase, El Nio and ...