Asiatic Cheetah

Asiatic cheetahs spotted in N Khorasan

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – An Asian cheetah and its 2 cubs were spotted on Monday night in the western border of the Miandasht Wildlife Refuge in Jajarm county, the Director-General of Environmental Protection of North Khorasan Province said.
2021-08-24 13:40
VIDEO: Persian leopards, boar observed in Dena National Park

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – A trap camera has taken footage of several Persian leopards and a wild boar in the past month in Dena National Park in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran.
2020-12-22 17:32
Four Asiatic cheetahs spotted in central Iran (+VIDEO)

SHAHROUD, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Park rangers have spotted four Asiatic cheetahs near Sharoud in Semnan province, central Iran.
2020-12-16 12:00
Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Tabas county, E Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Two Asiatic cheetahs have been spotted in Naybandan wildlife refuge in Tabas county, South Khorasan Province.
2020-10-20 13:18
Three Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Semnan

SEMNAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Park rangers have spotted three Asiatic cheetahs in near Sharoud in Semnan province, central Iran.
2020-08-17 15:06
Five Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Turan National Park

SEMNAN, May 14 (MNA) – Park rangers have spotted five Asiatic cheetahs in Khar Turan National Park (also known as Turan Wildlife Refuge) in Semnan province, a provincial official at the Department of Environment said.
2020-05-14 18:05
Iran’s ‘The Extinction Vortex’ named finalist for UN World Wildlife Day Film Showcase

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘The Extinction Vortex’, directed by Fathollah Amiri about the endangered Asiatic cheetahs, has been named as one of the finalists for World Wildlife Day Film Showcase at the United Nations.
2020-03-02 04:27
Refinery plans to save Asiatic Cheetah in Hormozgan

TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) – Persian Gulf Star Refinery, in the port city of Bandar Abbas, has initiated a scheme aimed at preserving the Asiatic cheetahs in Geno mountains in Hormozgan province, southern Iran.
2019-12-25 12:42
By: Faranak Bakhtiari

Will the world’s fastest Asiatic cheetah outrun extinction?

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Although Iran is the only country which can save the precious species from disappearance, conservation projects fall into a single solution of captive-breeding. Cheetah’s captive-breeding is not necessarily an inefficient plan, nonetheless concerns come up from recent unsuccessful projects. Will the endangered beauty surpass its unknown fate and escape extinction?
2019-09-01 13:27
VIDEO: Asiatic cheetah caught on camera in Semnan

TEHRAN, May 28 (MNA) – A camera installed near a pond at Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud, Semnan province, has caught a rare footage of an Asiatic cheetah at the wildlife refuge.
2019-05-28 14:16
Three Persian leopards, one cheetah spotted in Semnan

SEMNAN, May 22 (MNA) – Three Persian leopards and an Asiatic cheetah have been spotted in Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud, Semnan province, a senior official at the Department of Environment (DOE) said.
2019-05-22 14:09
Wildlife biologist:

Success in artificial insemination in Persian leopards may raise hopes for rare big cats

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Mohammad Farhadinia, a post-doctoral research fellow at University of Oxford, said the new move to use artificial insemination to breed Persian leopards could raise hopes for conservation of big cats.
2019-02-09 19:13
Asiatic cheetah embryos cloned at Royan Institute

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Researchers at the Biotechnology Research Center at Royan Institute have cloned Asiatic cheetah embryos, which await the required funding to be transplanted into host mothers, according to the head of the research center.
2018-09-10 12:42