Bafq Protected Area is now fighting for its survival as one of the main environmental challenges of the country is threatening the area. As usual like many other protected areas in the world, a road is planned to be developed through heart of the reserve.
As the largest carnivore in Iran, the brown bear has been less studied across its vast distribution in the country, composing of Zagros and Alborz Mountains. Central Alborz Protected Area has been hosting the longest ever conducted investigation on the species in the country since 2005
In order to spread cat knowledge among local partners, a cat seminar was held in December 2011 in Aran & Bidegol City, central country by local office of Iranian Department of Environment (DoE) in cooperation with national GOs and NGOs.
Iran is home to eight species of Mustelids, small carnivores ranging from weasels to badger. They normally have solitary life and exist in various habitat types. However, these animals have received less attention from scientists.
In order to monitor population status of the Asiatic cheetah in central Iran, camera traps were deployed in Siahkouh National Park in a joint project by Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS), Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) and Yazd Department of Environment.