Migratory Birds
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VIDEO: Shahr-e pir lake hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Located in the Fars province of Iran, Shahr-e pir lake these days hosts hundreds of migratory birds.
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By: Amin Berenjkar
Migratory seagulls in Shiraz
TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Every year, during winter flocks of seagulls come to Shiraz, southwestern Iranian province of Fars and are being fed by local people.
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By: Seyed Khalil Mousavi
Ahvaz White Bridge hosting migratory birds
AHVAZ, Jan. 22 (MNA) – Ahvaz White Bridge (Hilal Bridge) on the Karun River, which is a symbol of the beauty of this city, hosts migratory birds every year from mid-autumn to the end of winter.
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VIDEO: Maharloo Lake hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Each year with the beginning of the cold season, the migratory birds fly a long distance to settle in Fars province's wetlands to leave behind the cold. Maharloo Lake is one of their destination in winter.
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Black-winged kite spotted in Lorestan for first time
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – A 'black-winged kite' has been spotted near Gori Balmak Wetland in Lorestan province, said an official at the province's department of environment.
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By: Saeid Rezaei
Bushehr coastal areas hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (MNA) – Migratory birds have started their wintering trip to coastal areas of southern Bushehr province.
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VIDEO: Bushehr hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Every year, during winter about 68,000 migratory birds migrate from Siberia northern neighboring countries to Bushehr province, south of Iran.
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Six Dalmatian pelicans spotted in Gandoman Pond
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The Director-General of Environmental Protection of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province announced that six Dalmatian pelicans have been spotted in the province for the first time.
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Common crane spotted in Kerman
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – A rare species of 'common crane' has been spotted in Kahnooj County, Kerman province, said an official at the province's department of environment.
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VIDEO: Birds migration to “Hiram” Lagoon in Larestan
LARESTAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – Head of Larestan Department of Environment (DoE) said that migration of birds to “Hiram” Wetland started in Larestan, Fars province on Tuesday.
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VIDEO: Khuzestan wetlands hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Oct. 10 (MNA) – Each year with the beginning of the cold season, the migratory birds fly a long distance to settle in Khuzestan province's wetlands, southern Iran to leave behind the cold.
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By: Masoumeh Jaffari
Breeding peacocks and pheasants in N Iran
SARI, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Peacocks and pheasants are bred in Sari, Mazandaran province. A pair of pheasants can be maintained and bred in an aviary with a floor space 4 by 6 meters with an additional 4 square meter shelter.
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VIDEO: Bakhtegan Lake hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – These days Bakhtegan Lake is hosting the last breeding colony of flamingos and other migratory birds.
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VIDEO: Tashk Wetland hosting migratory cranes
TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Tashk Wetland in Fars province is hosting migratory cranes these days.
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Migratory birds depart from Miankaleh sanctuary
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – As the last days of winter are passing, migratory birds are departing from their seasonal sanctuary in the Miankaleh peninsula in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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VIDEO: Hirom lake hosting Eurasian cranes
TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – These days, the Hirom Lake, located in Larestan, Fars province, south of Iran, hosts a large population of Eurasian cranes that landed there on their way back to their northern habitats.
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VIDEO: Hosts of migratory birds in Mazandaran wetlands
RAMSAR, Feb. 02 (MNA) – The 50th anniversary of conclusion of Ramsar Convention and the World Wetlands Day is celebrated at the condition that Mazandaran Wetlands are home to rare species of migratory birds.
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By: Havva Ahmadi
Feeding migrant swans in Sorkhrud
SARI, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Simultaneously with the cold weather, and the increase of the migrating swans, these birds are fed by environmentalists in the Sorkhrud district in Mazandaran Province of Iran.
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VIDEO: Iran's Miankaleh a heaven for migratory birds
TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Every year in the winter, thousands of migratory birds make fantastic voyages from the region to the wetland of Miankaleh in the northern of Behshahr city, in northern Mazandaran Province.
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VIDEO: Sorkhroud wetland hosting migratory swans
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Every year, during winter about 750,000 of swans migrate from Siberia to the wetlands near the town of Sorkhroud in Iran's northern province of Mazandaran.
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By: Masoumeh Jafari
Migratory swans in Sorkhrud
SORKHRUD, Jan. 15 (MNA) – By traveling over 5,000 kilometers from cold regions of the world, migratory swans arrived at Sorkhrud Wetland in Mazandaran Province to spend the winter season.
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VIDEO: Iran's Sorkhroud Wetland hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Each year with the beginning of the cold season, the migratory birds fly a long distance to settle in Sorkhroud wetland in Mazandaran province, northern Iran to leave behind the cold.
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VIDEO: Strange images of flying fish
TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) –There is a type of fish that can jump to very low altitudes. This fish is called a flying fish. Flying fish cannot fly like birds since they do not have wings like birds.
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VIDEO: Kani Barazan, paradise of Iranian birds
TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – Covering an area of 910 hectares, Kani Barazan is one of the most important wetlands in south of Lake Urmia. It is the most valuable habitats of migratory and native waterfowl and shorebirds in the northwest of the country.
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VIDEO: Shirin Su lagoon hosting migratory birds
TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Shirin Su lagoon in western Hamedan province is hosting migratory birds. The lagoon is located 95 km north of Hamedan, in Kabodar Ahang county.
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By: Mehdi Bakhshi
Revived Hawz Mereh wetland hosts migratory birds
QOM, May 06 (MNA) – Hawz Mereh wetland, situated in the west of Kavir National Park in Qom province, has been revived by recent heavy rains. With an area of 10,000 hectares, the wetland is hosting various migratory birds.
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Flocks of migratory birds perish in peninsula in northern Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – An increasing number of migratory birds have been found dead in the Miankaleh peninsula in Mazandaran province, northern Iran.
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By: Mehdi Hossein Nejadi
Migratory birds arrive in Estil Lagoon
ASTARA, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Estil Lagoon, one of the tourist attractions in Astara, Gilan province, is hosting hundreds of migrating bird species, including pelicans, seagulls, tern, quail, big and small cormorants and heron.
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Chitgar Lake hosting migratory birds passing Tehran
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Chitgar Lake, located in the north of Chitgar Park in northwestern Tehran, is hosting the migratory birds that have arrived in this artificial lake during the cold season from Eastern Europe and Northern Siberia.
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By: Morteza Jaberian
Migratory birds return to Karun
AHVAZ, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Every year during the cold season, migratory birds stop in the habitats of the southern Khuzestan province. Karun River is now hosting different types of gulls, heron and cormorant that are passing through the north to the south.
