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“Nowrouz with Cheetah” Fundraising Event

by مدیر سایت March 17, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

“In order to spread the word of cheetah and raise more attention within the Iranian community to save the species range, the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) is holding a charity event in Tehran. Various companies are attending in the event to sell their known products for the benefit of the cheetahs. Also, some TV celebrities are also visiting to show their support to save the Iranian wildlife symbol.

The “”Nowrouz with Cheetah”” event is organized in days preceding the new Persian year holidays (namely as Nowrouz) to raise fund for the Yuz (Persian name for the cheetah). Benefits from the fundraising event will be devoted to monitoring and community-based educational programs to save the Asiatic cheetahs across their vast arid landscapes in Iran.

As the oldest Iranian NGO ever working on to save the Iranian wildlife, the ICS is devoted to conserve biodiversity in Iran, particularly carnivores. In Iranian Cheetah Society, we are committed to take part for a more organized and effective approach to wildlife conservation in our homeland. We just celebrated our first decade of active life with great success to save the Iranian wildlife, particularly the Asiatic cheetah.

We take this opportunity to invite you to a wildlife event to celebrate onset of the new Persian year for the benefit of the very few remained Asiatic cheetahs in the Iranian nature.
Thank you very much for any contribution you may offer.

Address: Conference Hall, Building No.12, Hormozan Complex, Hormozan St., Shahrak-e Qods (Shahrak-e Gharb)

Date & Time: 14-15 March 2013, 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

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Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Program

How Many Cheetahs Exist in Naybandan?

by مدیر سایت February 24, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

“First phase of cheetah population survey in Naybandan Wildlife Refuge was finished. A total of 45 stations inside the reserve’s core zone were monitored for more than three months to find how many cheetahs exist in the area. As a result, more than 20 images of the Asiatic cheetahs have been obtained which need further analysis to find number of individuals. Besides the critically endangered Asiatic cheetahs, striped hyena was another frequent large carnivore which was present in most of the stations. Also, three species of foxes (i.e. Balnford’s fox, common fox and Ruppelli’s fox), golden jackal, wild cat, caracal, porcupine and ungulates were among species on images.

The next phase of Naybandan’s camera trapping program which has been done in close partnership with the area’s game wardens will continue until end of spring 2013, based on monitoring only 10 identified cheetah trails to understand plausible population changes. As one of the largest reserves in Iran, Naybandan Wildlfie Refuge covers more than 14,000 km2 of arid areas of eastern country which more than 15 different cheetahs have been known to roam the area during past decade. Jangal, known as the oldest Asiatic cheetah ever identified, was an adult male who lived in the area at least 12 to 14 years. The present project has been implementing by the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) and Yazd Department of Environment (DoE) in partnership with Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP) and Panthera and Persian Wildlife Foundation (PWF) which each provided several camera traps for the
project.”

 

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February 24, 2013 0 comments
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Human-Leopard Conflict Resolution in Iran

by مدیر سایت February 14, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

“One year after the start of “Capacity Building of Local Community to Conserve Persian Leopard in Caucasus Eco-Region” project, it has just entered the assessment of leopard conflict status with local people in northern Iran, lying within the Caucasus Eco-Region.

In this project, it is considered to design solution and action for conflict management with local community participation as one of the first experience of using participatory approach to mitigate human wildlife conflict in Iran.

After assessing public attitude toward leopard, this project was entered understanding livelihood of local community phase that is at end of its way. In this phase, social and natural map of villages were drawn by local people. The seasonal calendar technique was also utilized to know the pattern of lives and livelihood of villagers during a year. To complete this step, the project team has already conducted regular field missions to hold meetings with local herders, elders, vulnerable groups and other different groups of local community.

It is worth mentioning that Persian leopard as the biggest cat in Iran is endangered and according to IUCN 2008 assessment for subspecies, the most urgent threat is ever-increasing fragmentation into a patchy network of distant and often too small sub-populations, particularly in the Caucasus Eco-region which corridors are urgently needed to explore in order to link fragmented populations. Meanwhile, prey depletion is a major concern in Iranian Caucasus (including our project site) which results in human-leopard conflict due to livestock depredation. The present project is implemented in partnership with Iranian Department of Environment and UK’s People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES).”

February 14, 2013 0 comments
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ICS News

Saving Big Cats and Wild Dogs Campaign

by مدیر سایت February 13, 2013
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“People’s Trust for Endangered Species” has been supporting the Iranian Cheetah Society for a number of years through its worldwide grants programme. This work on Persian leopards is an important part of PTES’ wider ‘Saving Big Cats and Wild Dogs’ campaign focusing on the world’s most threatened carnivores. Please visit www.savingcatsanddogs.org for the latest on carnivore conservation across the globe and how you can help.“

February 13, 2013 0 comments
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The Oldest Ever Identified Persian Leopard in Iran

by مدیر سایت February 13, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

Recent camera trapping in central Iran indicates that an old Persian leopard roams in Bafq Protected Area, estimated to be at least 12 to 14 years. This adult male was first recorded by camera traps in late 2004 which was a prime individual at that time. Later, he was photo-trapped regularly and he was the main star in occasional encounters with game wardens and visitors, based on spot patterns comparison. In 2007, he was equipped with GPS collar for six months by CACP, WCS and Panthera, covering most of this 850 square kilometer reserve.

Last year, the animal was still a dominant male roaming most of the reserve, indicating that he is the oldest ever identified Persian leopard in the wild.Large cats normally live no longer than 10 years in the wild, despite their significantly longer lifespan in captivity (sometimes up-to 25 years). Bafq Protected Area which is one of the main hotspots for the Persian leopard in central country is threatened due to a proposed road to be constructed through heart of the area.

 

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Camera trap image of the dominant Persian
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Snow Leopards and Lichens in Iran 5th WildTalk Seminar

by مدیر سایت January 28, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

“Lichen diversity in Iran and snow leopard conservation in Afghanistan were presented to more than 60 Iranian biologists and students in the fifth Iran’s “WildTalk” seminar. Held on 26 January 2013 in Tehran, Dr Mohammad Sohrabi from Iran’s Industrial Research Organization lectured on his research findings about diversity of lichens in Iran and their application for various human usages. Afterwards, Dr Stephane Ostrowski from the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) presented results of an ongoing landscape conservation project in Afghan Pamir since 2006 which deals with various human aspects of conservation for benefit of the iconic snow leopard.

Organized by Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) in partnership with ZistBoom News Agency and Iranian Technical Publishing Company, Iran’s “WildTalk” seminars are held monthly to present two research papers on the wildlife, aiming to share expertise and experiences among Iranian experts and managers
for better nature management.
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January 28, 2013 0 comments
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Sharing Research Findings with Decision-Makers in Yazd

by مدیر سایت January 25, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

After one year of cheetah monitoring program in central Iran, research findings were shared with regional experts and decision-makers in order to be applied in protection measures. Game wardens, reserves authorities and university professors attended in a half-day workshop in Yazd to exchange expertise and experiences based on intensive monitoring efforts they were involved. ICS experts presented analysis of the first year of camera trapping programs across various reserves in Yazd province on population of the cheetahs and the leopards, their prey and habitat requirements, etc.

Accordingly, it was concluded that around 2/3 of the cheetah identified during past decade in Iran have been confirmed in Yazd province. Also, patterns of sharing land between the cheetahs and other rivals were discussed. Since December 2011, a joint program has been launching in multiple reserves in central Iran by the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) and Yazd Department of Environment with collaboration of CACP and Panthera to explore various ecological aspects of the carnivores, including the critically Asiatic cheetah. Six reserves have been planned to host the program until summer 2013.

January 25, 2013 0 comments
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Research

Group Size Variation of Wolves in Iran

by مدیر سایت January 14, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

As the most wide-spread large carnivore in Asia, the grey wolf inhabits vast areas of Iran which has been rarely studied in the arid areas and lack of proper knowledge can affect its protection. Thus, the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) implemented the first scientific survey on the species ecology in Ghamishlou Wildlife Refuge, west central Iran. According to a recent paper published by the ICS biologist, “wolves mean groups size was calculated to be around 2 with no significant seasonal and spatial difference which is one of the smallest ever documented in the world”. The grey wolves normally live in groups which their size is correlated with prey size and availability. Meanwhile, their group structure is affected by human exploitation which is considered to be remarkable in Ghamishlou.

As an area with high density of multiple species of domestic and wild ungulates, Ghamishlou is one
of the most important habitats for the grey wolves in Iran which is under protection since 1960s. You can download the paper here.

GroupSize Variation of Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) in Ghamishlou Wildlife Refuge and National Park, Esfahan (2011)“

January 14, 2013 0 comments
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sundries

More than 40% of Cheetahs Killed on Roads in Iran

by مدیر سایت January 14, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

“Recent surveys have revealed that out of 27 known cheetah mortalities due to various human-causes during past decade, roads rank first. At least 11 individuals have been killed in different roads, just between 2005 and 2011. Turan, Bafq and Dare Anjir has experienced road incident of the cheetahs, but Kalmand’s six cheetah deaths have made it the highest-risk range for the cheetahs. In the meantime, more cheetahs are expected to be not detected, so the actual loss is plausible to be higher.

Asiatic cheetahs are known to roam large areas and walk long distances, meaning encounter with roads inevitable. However, majority of existing roads are around main habitats, except a few. Loss of 11 cheetahs reveals high importance of managing the entire cheetah range as whole rather than several patchy areas to ensure the species long-term survival. Nowadays, there is a great challenge for one of the main habitats of the cheetahs in Iran, i.e. Bafq which is seriously threatened due to construction of a
short-cut road through the area’s core zone.
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January 14, 2013 0 comments
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Education and Capacity Building

Conservation Theaters in Tehran Zoo

by مدیر سایت January 11, 2013
written by مدیر سایت 1 minutes read

“Tehran Zoo hosts the ICS theater team during current winter to raise awareness about Persian leopard and Asiatic cheetah among visitors. Every weekend, the ICS theater team is based in the zoo to implement two different theaters, one targeting the cheetah and the other talking about the leopards. Besides educational programs in Tehran, the ICS has various community-based programs to conserve the Asiatic cheetahs and the Persian leopards across their range in Iran.

After rebuilding to enhance animal welfare, the Tehran zoo which is the main menagerie in the country is now an educational place for the capital citizens to learn more about the country’s vanishing wildlife. Presently, a variety of Iranian cats are kept in the zoo, including the Persian leopard which its front is the
theater scene for the ICS group.
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