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Today, only 40 to 70 Asiatic cheetahs remain in the world. There few kept in captivity, and in the wild, they are only found in Iran. The main threats to Asiatic cheetahs include poaching, road accidents, and prey loss. These stunning animals find themselves faced with the prospect of extinction in the near future if swift action is not taken to save them.
Please consider donating to the Iranian Cheetah Society, and/or Panthera’s Iranian Cheetah Project.
Photo by: Morteza Eslami
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – The Director-General of Department of Environmental Protection and Hunting and Fishing Management Deputy has said they have raised the fine on damaging Asiatic cheetah.
Photos by: Caren Firouz/Reuters
Taken in June 2008 of a younger Koushki.
Koushki and Delbar, the world’s only captive Asiatic cheetah couple, settling into their new home in Tehran. Read more about their story here!
Eight years ago, a male Asiatic cheetah cub was brought to the Miandasht Wildlife Refuge after his mother had been killed by a poacher. He was named ‘Koushki’, after the man who had initially brought him to the reserve.
Now, he has been paired up with a female Asiatic cheetah named Delbar. The two have been transferred to a new location in Tehran in hopes that they will reproduce. This is truly a unique occasion - they are currently the only known Asiatic cheetah couple kept in captivity.
[Read more here, here, and here.]
Please consider donating to the Iranian Cheetah Society, a group dedicated to Asiatic cheetah conservation!
Jowkar noted that “current data suggests a population decline in the southern reserves, whereas a large population of cheetahs has been so far detected in the northern reserve, namely Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, North Khorasan province, and Touran National Park, Semnan province.” “The second phase of nation-wide population monitoring of cheetahs will allow us to compare the new data with those of older figures, so a more realistic picture of the current status of cheetahs in Iran can be drawn” Jowkar added.
The head of the Iranian Cheetah Association says the endangered feline’s numbers are still falling in Iran, despite efforts, and their situation has become more critical. Morteza Eslami told ISNA that earlier estimates pointed to a population of between 70 and 120 Asiatic cheetahs in the country but the number is now put between 40 and 70.
Please consider donating to the Iranian Cheetah Society and/or Panthera’s Iranian Cheetah Project!
