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Local Programs to Save Persian Leopard in Western Iran

Recently, the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) is working to educate local people and nomads in Oshtorankouh Protected Area, western Iran where owns the highest human-caused mortalities in this part of the country. The project is funded by Parc des Felins (France), Amersfoort Zoo (the Netherlands) and Iranian DoE with a wide scope of activities. Below, you can see an image report of recent activities including a leopard seminar as well as field educational meetings.



Entrance of leopard seminar






City’s representative to the Iranian Parliament



Leopard speech



Brown bear speech




Acknowledging partners




Shol Abad, a village with high leopard mortalities






Educating nomads in the field