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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation ProgramAsiatic Cheetah Population Monitoring Program

The camera trapping procedure in Miandasht wildlife refuge

by مدیر سایت February 24, 2020
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

Throughout the camera trapping procedure (July-November 2019) no images of cheetahs were recorded in Miandsasht (North-Khorasan province)- a habitat that has had breeding in the recent years. A vague report of a ranger in this area has also been left unproven.

The only identified dominant male cheetah of the habitat was unfortunately killed due to road accident last year; and no sign of cheetahs were seen ever since.
Even though no cheetahs have been spotted, photos of other species show a rich habitat as you can see in the shared photos.

Despite all discouragements, the Iranian Cheetah Society continues its conservational activities in the cheetah habitats and also encourages conservation outside of the habitat, and breeding programs in fenced facilities.

Striped hyena
Caracal
Golden Eagle
Wolf
Wild boar
Indian crested porcupine

 

February 24, 2020 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Program

Instruction of site selection, design, construction and management of fenced reserves for Asiatic Cheetahs in Iran

by مدیر سایت February 10, 2020
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

Recent findings show that there are less than 40 Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) left in deserts of Iran. Regarding this fact, the Iranian Department of Environment(DOE) decided to deliberate options to save the last individuals of Asiatic Cheetahs in the country.
After numerous meetings, workshops, and site visits, DOE concluded that South Africa’s experience with fenced reserves might be a potential solution to save Asiatic Cheetahs. Through this period, Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) facilitated connection and information exchange between DOE and South African reserves and experts.
Meanwhile, it was so crucial to have a clear guideline before starting any constructions of fenced reserve based on global experiences on breeding Cheetahs.
There was no comprehensive and accessible instructions or manual to demonstrate steps needed to establish a fenced reserve in Iran. That was essential to have this guidance for site selection, design, construction, and management of a fenced reserve for Cheetah.
After an official request by DOE, ICS made a comprehensive survey on all available data on planning and managing the fenced reserves. All research was focused on enhancing the reproduction chance in the future reserve. Various articles, protocols, reports, books, and manuals being used to prepare the final report.
In the end, we optimized procedures and structures with local laws and Asiatic Cheetah’s ecology.

February 10, 2020 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation ProgramRangers Program

Workshop for practical training and building capacities among rangers of Asiatic Cheetah reserves

by pourmir December 18, 2019
written by pourmir 2 minutes read

In line with the objectives of ICS and following our collaboration regarding the Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Project (CACP), three workshops were held in the habitats of Asiatic Cheetah. The dates of these workshops were 28th of November, 5th, and 6th of December and the participants were rangers aiming to learn skills regarding the conservation of cheetahs.

The location of these one-day workshops were the Asiatic Cheetah Training and Research Centre in the town of Ardakan, as well as the Department of Environmental in Garmasr city and the Delbar rangers base in Turan National Park.

The participants in these workshops were from Darreh Anjir & Neybaz wildlife refuge, Siahkooh national park, Bafgh Mountain protected area, Hunting-Prohibited area of Bahabad in Yazd province, wildlife refuge of Darband Ravar in Kerman province, wildlife refuge of Naybandan in south-Khorasan province, wildlife refuge of Abbas Abad in Isfahan province, wildlife reserve of Miandasht in North-Khorasan province, Kavir national park and the Turan biosphere reserve in Semnan province.

The workshops were held to update and extend the knowledge of these rangers of Asiatic Cheetah habitat. The topics were chosen based on their usefulness for these people. For instance skills such as taking professional photos with phones, working professionally with phone GPS, spotting the tracks of carnivores in cheetah’s habitats, working with camera-traps, etc. In addition to these, some amount of information was gathered thanks to the contributions of participants.

Increasing the knowledge and the experience of rangers has a direct effect on their protection of wildlife reserves. In addition to all these advantages, their concerns and recommendations will also be shared with other people in the government.

ICS would like to thank all departments from provinces Yazd, Kerman, Semnan, Isfahan, North Khorasan and South Khorasan for their support and efforts regarding these workshops.

December 18, 2019 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Program

Constructing dams in Miandasht has been started

by pourmir March 15, 2019
written by pourmir 1 minutes read
The Iranian Cheetah Society has constructed 8 small dams in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge to provide water for the area and its wildlife. The rangers of Miandasht WR cooperated in running this project by identifying and suggesting the proper locations to construct the dams.  These dams will create seasonal and temporary ponds that can be used by Cheetah preys and other species.
This project has been funded by Stichting SPOTS, our partner in the Netherlands.
March 15, 2019 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Program

Miandasht is now safer, two rangers are hired by ICS after the crowdfunding campaign

by pourmir January 21, 2019
written by pourmir 1 minutes read

Thanks to the support of wildlife lovers and the financial backing of Raees Café and Sein Café, all the required budget to hire two rangers in the Miandasht Wildlife refuge has been raised.
These two persons will join the current official rangers in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge for six months to patrol and monitor the area.
Miandasht is one of the most sensitive reserves for the conservation of Asiatic Cheetahs specifically at the golden time of the year, namely, winter and spring when the reproduction of cheetahs is occurring. However, the entry of livestock and herder’s dogs threatens their situation. In addition, Yargholi, the known male cheetah of the reserve was killed in a road accident a few months ago. Therefore, the importance of increasing human resource and developing the protection plans of the area seem essential.
Iranian Cheetah Society hopes to continue the procedure with the help of those who concern to Iran wildlife and extend the contract of these ranges in the area.

January 21, 2019 0 comment
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seminars

“Pallas’s Cat universal status assessment and action plan outlining” seminar in Sweden

by pourmir December 29, 2018
written by pourmir 2 minutes read
The Nordens Ark Zoo in Sweden held a seminar with the aim of assessing the global situation of the Pallas’s Cat and setting up a conservation program. Researchers from Pallas’s distribution regions from 13 countries participated, including the Iranian Cheetah Society(ICS), Iran’s Department of Environment (DoE) and some Iranian NGOs. This meeting sponsored by the Pallas’s cat International Conservation Alliance (PICA) and the Cat Specialist Group (CatSG) of IUCN in November 2018. The compile of available knowledge from various aspects of ecology and the conservation requirements of Pallas’ cat from all over its territory, and the following-up to the publish a magazine, special issue of this small feline by the team of feline’s experts were the achievements of the meeting. Besides, procurements were made to prepare the Universal Action Pallas’ cat Plan at the meeting, which will be released shortly by the organizers.
Pallas’s cat also called Otocolobus manul is one of the six small cats which exist in Iran as well. Like all the other felines in Iran, there is a little knowledge of Pallas’ cat about its ecology and status. Researchers of the ICS reviewed the knowledge of the Persian Pallas’s cat in Iran in the “Cat News” special issue published in 2016 by the CatSG and in collaboration with DoE and a group of researchers.
On a global scale, this small feline is on the range of “near threaten” in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and its status is ambiguous in many countries. The meeting was a step of a series of efforts to better understanding the current situation and the needs of the Pallas’s cat for better protection throughout the global distribution of this species.
December 29, 2018 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Program

A workshop to share the cheetah conservation experiences of South Africa

by pourmir December 25, 2018
written by pourmir 1 minutes read

During the stay of Vincent Van Der Merwe from Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) in Tehran, a workshop has been held to transfer the experiences of protecting the cheetahs in South Africa to the Iranian experts.
The presentation held in the Department of Environment and local DoE authorities, central DoE officers and NGOs attended in the meeting.
In this two days workshop, several subjects were discussed about the cheetah such as different approaches of conservation in the world, global experiences of ex-situ reproduction, metapopulation management in South Africa and the importance of ecotourism in conservation.
The Iranian Cheetah Society facilitated the holding of this workshop and translated the speech for the audiences and in fact, tried to gather the experts to share their ideas for a more effective conservation plan.

December 25, 2018 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Program

Experts of ICS and EWT (Endangered Wildlife Trust) visited Miandasht Wildlife Refuge

by pourmir December 24, 2018
written by pourmir 1 minutes read

Vincent Van Der Merwe, a member of Endangered Wildlife Trust in South Africa and ICS’s experts were accompanied to visit one of the most important habitats of cheetahs. During this three days trip, an overall presentation was given about ICS’s projects and activities since 2001 in the area. Some of the main topics were the program of supplying water for cheetahs, repairing windpumps, a campaign for employing two rangers, surveying the impact of livestock presence in the area, and cheetah monitoring in Miandasht WR.
The visit accompanied by DoE’s managers, officers, and rangers of Northern Khorasan Province and Jajarm city.

December 24, 2018 0 comment
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Educational tools

14 languages, 14 posters of Asiatic cheetah

by pourmir December 4, 2018
written by pourmir 0 minutes read

We are grateful to translate and publish the Asiatic cheetah infographic poster in 14 languages with the help our international members and friends. The high-quality files are available to download in jpeg format in the following languages:
Persian, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Polish, Japanese, Russian, Turkish, Afrikaans
Please help us sharing the knowledge and raising awareness about the critically endangered Asiatic cheetah.

To download posters please click here

December 4, 2018 0 comment
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Asiatic Cheetah Population Monitoring Program

The dominant male cheetah of Miandasht died in road accident

by pourmir November 18, 2018
written by pourmir 1 minutes read

On Thursday evening, Yarqoli, the dominant male cheetah of Miandasht Wildlife Refuge that was captured several times by camera-traps died in an accident.

During the recent monitoring project in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, the only cheetah captured by the camera-traps seemed to be the dominant male of the area. Based on the veterinarian review this cheetah was 6-8 years old when sadly got killed in road accident.

ICS will continue the Cheetah Monitoring Program within the protected areas hoped to find a new population or individuals very soon.

November 18, 2018 0 comment
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