A variety of reporters from the Environmental associations and other medias invited by the ICS visited Koishki, An Iranian Cheetah living in a semi captive situation.
The aim of this tour held with finance given by the ICS, was to acknowledge the news academies with plans and activities accomplished for the Iranian Cheetahs as one of them is on track in MianDasht Nature Reserve by the Iranian Cheetah society with the financial support of Iranian Newsport Department.
Visiting the “cheetah lasting” project that consists of visiting the Society’s camera traps, new made water bowls (also known as watering places), visiting the Iranian Cheetah’s habitat and etc were in society’s schedule for the delegates of the social medias in this tour.
Reporters also got to know about the requirements for keep the cheetah in the semi captive situation, problems for cohabitation and the current situation of the nature rangers.
Not only that but a component of weaknesses and problems such as water supplying, non normative road making and roads crossing the natural habitats of cheetah and lack of knowledge of local citizens /villagers about the importance of this carnivore’s presence in the life chain were explained and mentioned to these reporters.
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WildLife trips announcement for October 2014- April 2015
In order to have a clear plan for the members of the Iranian Cheetah Society, WildLife trips announcement for October 2014- April 2015 has been published. Amongst these special plans, activities such “the last chance to meet to Koishki in MianDasht and Delbar in khar Turan National park, cruise to Kani Barazan wetlands, looking for the Iranian cheetah in Tandoureh National Park, visiting the less known coasts and islands in the south of Iran- Mond, croiusing in one of the most important habitats of Iranian cheetah in Bafq, a tour to the beautiful and wonderful desert around Tabas, recline in a house without electricity and water from qanat in Nayband trip, watching hundreds of hawks and observing thousands of starlings in raptors site, boat riding, watching birds in Miyan Khor in Khuzestan tour etc.
row | activity | province | Special attraction | Implemntation date | Lasting for |
1 | Bashgoel protected area | Qazvin | Deer and hog | 17 Oct | 1 day |
2 | Khar Turan National park | Semnan | Cheetah, Persian Onager, Houbara Bustard, Pleske’s ground joy | 23 & 24 Oct | 2.5 days |
3 | MianDasht national Reserve | Northern Khorasan | Cheetah, Deer, Houbara Bustard, Eco- tourism | 21-30 Oct | 3 days |
4 | Naybandan WildLife refuge | southern khorasan | Looking for Cheetah footprints, obsolete villages and Eco- tourism | 3-7 Nov | 5.5 days |
5 | Kuh e Sefid Raptor site | Qom | Hawk, Griffon Vulture, Sarllings | 14 Nov | 1 day |
6 | Kani Barazan Wetland | West Azerbaijan | Birdwatching, White Stork and camping next to the wetland | 20 & 21 Nov | 2.5 days |
7 | Sems kandeh and Mainkaleh wetland-peninsula | Mazandaran | All sorts birds of Gorgan Gulf, red deer, Persian Fallow Deer | 4 & 5 Dec | 2.5 days |
8 | Tandoureh National Park | Razavi Khorasan | Cheetah, Mountainous nature in winter | 11-13 Dec | 3.5 days |
9 | Mond Protected area, Nayband National park, Helleh protected area, Nakhilo Islnads | Busher | Less seen coast of Persian Gulf, Jashk salt dome and uniques southern islands | 23-26 Dec | 3.5 days |
10 | Bojagh National Park, Amirkelayeh Wetland | Gilan | all sorts of birds and camping aside the wetland. | 8 & 9 Jan | 2.5 |
11 | Shadegan Wetland | Khuzestan | Habitat forests of Persian Fallow deer, Arabian Oryx, Boat riding, Birdwatching | 10-13 Feb | 3 days |
12 | Bafq protected Area, Ariz hunting prohibited area | Yazd | Looking for Cheetah footprints, unique hills and desert, checking the sir tracks | 26 & 27 Feb | 2.5 days |
WildLife tours Calendar WildLife tour information website: http://yuztour.ir/ Features and requirements of each trip will be published in particular announcements and news will be spread by SMS and Email for the members and the website (https://www.wildlife.ir/) gets updated with news for other devotees. The Iranian Cheetah Society with the aim of make all of its members and other devotees to acknowledge the WildLife and nature of Iran by various tours to national parks, protected areas and WildLife refuges. The activities were started since 2010 and were done frequently and well supported by the members of the society. It should be noted that revenue made from these trip are to be spent directly on the protection projects for Iranian cheetah Society.