Over the past decade, the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) has monitored protected areas where cheetahs are known to live. Unfortunately, the results of their monitoring have been alarming, as they have observed a decrease in the cheetah population in all studied areas. In some areas, there have been no new cheetah births, while in others, the mortality rate is higher than the birth rate. Recent studies have estimated that there are less than 40 cheetahs left in Iran.
In response to these concerning estimations, the ICS has decided to search for cheetahs in free and less studied areas, rather than only focusing on protected areas. The “Explorers of Hope” team is a part of this effort, as they work to find new cheetahs in areas that have not yet been surveyed.
The ICS is hoping to identify more cheetah individuals in the country and is attempting to observe and report all evidence about cheetah presence in Iran with the help of national contributions and public participation. The Explorers of Hope group began their work in the spring of 2020 and publicly releases functional and financial reports periodically.
Last week, we received a report about the sighting of a cheetah by the residents of Kalateh Sadat village. We, who were working in Touran, went to the site with
Due to the pandemic of Covid-19 and its limitations, the Explorers of Hope team was not able to travel in the past months, and their major activities were focused on
On the 12th of May,2021 the authorities announced the discovery of an Asiatic cheetah carcass around Maimi city. The carcass, which included the end of the body of a female
In recent days two Asiatic cheetahs have been seen on the side of the Tehran-Mashhad road, around the Abbas Abad area. Although seeing them is gratifying their nearness to the
The Asiatic Cheetah is a species with continuous movement. According to ICS’s data recorded throughout the 3 phases of the Population Monitoring Program, this animal can move over 200 kilometers
Habitats of Khorasan Razavi province have always had confirmed reports of the presence of Asiatic Cheetah. Data on the presence of this species have been recorded in areas such as
