The Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC), Armenia, to form a basis for jointly agreed…
Article: Leveraging trans-boundary conservation partnerships: Persistence of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) in the Iranian Caucasus Collectors: Mohammad S. Farhadinia , Mohsen Ahmadi, Elmira Sharbafi, Sadegh Khosravi, Hossein Alinezhad, David W.…
Wild carnivores have been persecuted as pests by humans throughout history. The underlying factors leading to the persecution of large predators are complex and are also linked to local perceptions…
A new study involving the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) researchers shows that conservation of leopard populations in the Caucasus is tied to regional cooperation between range countries. Published in Biological…
On January 18, 19th “WildTalk” seminar held at Entesharat Fanni Hall, Tehran. The event brought together more than 30 researchers, students, and nature lovers. Subjects covered in this event were…
Human-wildlife conflict has always been one of the main threats for many species and it has concerned conservation biologists. Free roaming large carnivores are one of the incessant issues about…
At the end of “Capacity building of local communities to conserve Persian leopard in the Caucasus eco-region” project, a basket of solutions was designed to mitigate human- leopard conflict.
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.