Asiatic Cheetah

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
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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
Asiatic cheetah died of spinal cord injury by car crash

TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Department of Environment announced that an Asiatic cheetah cub, struck by a car on the Tehran-Mashhad road last week, died despite the efforts of medical experts in Tehran.
2018-08-15 12:18
14 cheetahs spotted in Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The head of the provincial office of the Department of Environment Abbas-Ali Damangir announced that the image of 14 cheetahs was recorded in Khar Turan National Park of Shahroud, Semnan province.
2018-08-14 11:53
One Asiatic cheetah spotted in Qasr-e Shirin

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Acting Governor of Qasr-e Shirin in Kermanshah province said an Asiatic cheetah has been spotted by Army forces stationed in the County on Saturday.
2018-06-17 10:17
Living on the edge: Asiatic cheetah in Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – Mohammad Farhadinia, a wildlife biologist, has said thanks to conservation agencies’ attempts, the Asiatic cheetah has received a high level of social support. It gives hope and dedication, both to government and civil society in their battle to save the rarest cat in the world.
2018-03-28 10:47
4 Asiatic cheetahs spotted in Touran Biosphere Reserve

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Four Asiatic cheetahs were sighted in Touran Biosphere Reserve in Shahroud, Semnan Province, on Monday morning, a senior environmental official told MNA.
2018-03-06 15:36
IUCN member declares Iran ‘Cheetah Project’ a failure

TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – A member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) told MNA on Mon. that despite all efforts, the conservation of the Asiatic cheetah project in Iran has practically failed.
2018-03-05 15:34
Last surviving Asiatic cheetahs to undergo artificial insemination

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – Head of the Asiatic Cheetah Conservation Project said a team of experts from France will come to Iran in a few weeks to perform artificial insemination on the last surviving Asiatic cheetahs, Koushki and Delbar.
2018-01-10 10:33
JCPOA excellent example of successful diplomacy, negotiation

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister for International Affairs Dr. Abbas Araghchi said that United Nations has been turned into one of the cornerstone of international cooperation in recent decades.
2017-11-07 13:34
3 cheetahs spotted in Turan National Park

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The image of three cheetahs was recorded in Turan National Park of Shahroud, Semnan province.
2017-11-05 11:48
VIDEO: Asiatic cheetahs of Touran Wildlife Refuge

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – As the second largest biosphere reserve in Iran, Touran Wildlife Refuge in Semnan province is home to one of the largest populations of the critically endangered and most valuable large cats known as the Asiatic cheetah.
2017-10-16 13:45
Khartouran wildlife refuge home to 60 Asiatic cheetahs

SHAHRUD, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Khar Turan National Park or Touran Wildlife Refuge is a National Park in Semnan province, southeast of Shahrud. The place is home to one of the largest populations of the critically endangered Asiatic cheetahs. Currently there are about 60 collars in the world, all of which are living in Iran.
2017-10-15 09:38
Iranian cheetah ready for mating

TEHRAN, May. 05 (MNA) – An environment official in Iran’s Semnan province told the media that a male Iranian cheetah has been filmed while trying to mate.
2017-05-05 17:56
Asiatic cheetah spotted in Khartouran wildlife refuge

SHAHROUD, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Head of Shahroud local Department of Environment office has said an Asiatic cheetah and a panther have been spotted in Khartouran wildlife refuge in southeast fringes of the city.
2017-03-02 16:27
Wildlife subject of minister, ranger verbal fisting

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Minister of Industries, Mines, and Trade has lampooned environmentalist activists’ concerns over the spoiling of the pristine habitats of Persian wild ass.
2017-02-13 21:34
By: Shiva Attaran

Iranian cheetah caravan enters Shiraz

SHIRAZ, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian cheetah caravan arrived in Shiraz, Fars province, yesterday. Its designer travels to different cities seeks to promote the protection of rare species.
2017-01-27 12:15
By: Gholamali Gord

Two leopards spotted at Parvar Protected Area

PARVAR, Dec. 21 (MNA) – A leopardess and her cub were seen today at Parvar Protected Wildlife Area in Semnan province.
2016-12-21 12:16
Dana Insurance works with UNDP in Asiatic Cheetah Project

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Dana Insurance Co. has made its second installment of contribution to ambitious project to protect one of the most valuable large cats, Asiatic Cheetah.
2016-10-06 17:53
‘Son of Desert’ to explore Iranian central desert: planned for 2017

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – Italian famous desert-trotter has decided to come to Iran and explore the road not taken by any human being in the history of the desert: to cover on foot the central desert of Iran which stretches 400km north-south.
2016-07-27 15:10
Rare glimpse of Asiatic Cheetah caught

SHAHROUD, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Environmental patrol officers in Shahroud’s Khartouran wildlife refuge have caught a rare glimpse of Asiatic Cheetah in an encounter quite accidentally.
2016-07-02 15:04
VIDEO: Persian leopard, brown bear spotted at close range

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – A wildlife photographer, Mehdi Kamali, has succeeded in taking images of a Persian leopard and a brown bear at close range to one another in Central Alborz Protected Area (CAPA).
2016-06-13 10:33