The Conservation: The last few surviving Asiatic cheetahs live in Iran, where they stalk the hyper-arid landscape, where temperatures swing from -30°C to 50°C. This is the only place in…
Khosh-Yeilagh is one of the most well-known protected areas located north of Shahrood in Semnan province. For more than four decades, the area has been a historical habitat for the…
While Iranian cheetahs “National Soccer Team” are running in the Brazil’s World Cup, the cheetahs in hyper arid landscapes of Iranian deserts are suffering from limited water availability due to…
After 18 month of camera trapping in Darband Ravar wildlife refuge, finally one of the big cats of this region was trapped in our pictures .since October 2012, more than…
A family of Persian leopards was seen by local people near Chalous road, one of the major paths from Tehran to northern Iran inside a local garden. Therefore, a group of experts from Alborz Department of Environment and the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) visited the place for more surveys.
According to recent monitoring programs in Iran, a population of 40 to 70 individuals is now concluded for the entire country, fewer than what was already thought, i.e. 70 to 100.
Since initiation of cheetah national monitoring program aiming to understand demographic status of the Asiatic cheetah in Iran, a family has been explored in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, northeastern Iran composing of three cubs in summer 2012.
Recent monitoring program in Naybadan Wildlife Refuge indicated that the cheetah population is stable. Hosted by Naybadan core zone which is part of the larger 14,000 km2 Naybandan Wildlife Refuge, no more than three individuals have been explored.
Recent investigation in northeastern Iran has shown that the Asiatic cheetahs are heavily dependent to medium-sized prey for their survival and smaller mammals cannot meet their food demands. Accordingly, more than 80% of the biomass consumed by the cheetahs comprised of ungulates.
The brown bear has been less investigated within its vast range in the Middle East as well as Caucasus, unlike other parts of its global range in Eurasia and North America.