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Animals News tagged with iran

Iran Still Host to Rare Persian Leopard
Animals  (tags: iran, endangered, populations, survival persian leopards )

Simone
- 9 days ago - presstv.ir
The latest photographs of the Persian leopard in the Iranian national parks prove there is still hope for the survival of the endangered species. The Persian leopard, the fastest land animal on the planet, was reported to be close to extinction, as
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Iran May Help Russia to Restore Leopard Population
Animals  (tags: iran, leopards, breeding programme, russia, threatened, captivity )

Simone
- 18 days ago - en.rian.ru
Iran may help Russia to restore the population of Anatolian leopards in Russia's Caucasus, the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources' press service said on Tuesday. The issue was discussed during a meeting between Russian Deputy Minister of Natural
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Please Sign for the Stray Cats and Dogs in Iran ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, strays, Iran, environment, protection, suffering )

Cher
- 37 days ago - change.org
This petition is closed but please sign the pledge!!!!! THNX!!!
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Rachet's Been Saved!! New Lease On Life for Sgt Gwen Beberg;s Best Friend Ratchet.Australian News
Animals  (tags: animalwelfare, protection, dogs, government, war, troops, military, news, ethics, iran, iraq, middle-east, rescued, pets )

Summerann
- 430 days ago - news.com.au
Ratchet is one lucky Iraqi dog is flying to a new home in the US after winning a battle against the army regulations. Black pup Ratchet gained International notoriety after being adopted by Sgt Gwen Beberg, 28, who was then told to leave him behind.
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Protect the Persian Leopard! Sign Petition!!
Animals  (tags: persian leopard, Iran, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 550 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
The Persian or Iranian Leopard is a secretive animal, like all leopards, and is seldom seen in the wild. Residing in hilly and forested areas. It is a solitary feline that faces a variety of threats in it's natural habitat and is struggling to survive
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Iranian Cheetah Society
Animals  (tags: Iran, cheetahs, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 598 days ago - iraniancheetah.org
Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) is an Iranian, independent, non-profit NGO established in Aug 2001 in order to save the last remains of the Asiatic cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus venaticus just living in Iran. As a result of several year investigations,
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Iran Cheetah Project
Animals  (tags: Iran, cheetahs, habitat loss, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, protection, habitat, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 599 days ago - wcs.org
The Asiatic cheetah is on the verge of extinction with small populations remaining only in the Islamic Republic of Iran (I.R. of Iran). The total number is unknown, but is likely between 50 -100 individuals. Iran considers the cheetah an important
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Wildlife Conservation Society Joins Efforts to Save Rare Asiatic Cheetah
Animals  (tags: asiatic cheetahs, Iran, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, endangered, extinction, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 604 days ago - wcs.org
Once ranging from the Red Sea to India, the Asiatic cheetah today is hanging on by only the thinnest of threads. Less than 60 exist on the entire Asian continent, mostly on the edge of Iran's Kavir Desert, where researchers from the Bronx Zoo-based
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Feline Family Portrait
Animals  (tags: cheetahs, Iran, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, extinction, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 604 days ago - wcs.org
In front of the camera, these cats were not shy--they pushed their wide black noses and whiskery cheeks right up to the lens. In life, however, their appearances in this isolated region of Iran are extraordinarily rare.
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Rare Cheetahs Get Big-Cat Bling
Animals  (tags: asiatic cheetahs, Iran, animals, AnimalWelfare, GPS, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 604 days ago - wcs.org
Two Asiatic cheetahs received newfangled necklaces from an international team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) working in Iran. The big cat "bling"--also known as Global Positioning System (GPS) collars--will track the movements
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Ecology and Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, Iran
Animals  (tags: Iran, cheetah, conservation, wildlife, wildanimals, animals, AnimalWelfare, protection, environment, habitat, endangered, extinction )

Cher
- 624 days ago - iraniancheetah.org
Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS) is an Iranian, independent, non-profit NGO established in Aug 2001 in order to save the last remains of the Asiatic cheetah, just living in Iran. As a result of several year investigations, it was concluded that the
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A Refuge for Persian Leopards in Northeastern Iran
Animals  (tags: Iran, leopards, animals, AnimalWelfare, protection, environment, habitat, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 624 days ago - iraniancheetah.org
Located in the neighborhood of Ghorkhod Protected Area and Golestan National Park near Turkmenistan border, Behkadeh Reserve is considered as one of the leopard's habitats in the northeastern Iran. This area is also one of the least known habitats of
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Land of the Iranian Cheetahs
Animals  (tags: Iran, cheetahs, wildlife refuge, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, endangered, extinction, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 624 days ago - iraniancheetah.org
Ecological and population studies on the Iranian cheetah in Miandasht Wildlife Refuge has been undergoing using camera trapping technique. Following assessment of the cheetah main habitat in the area according field researches, a total of 15 camera traps
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Video of Marine Throwing Puppy Off Cliff Draws Fire
Animals  (tags: abuse, abused, dogs, puppy, soldiers, Iran, Marines )

Alf
- 653 days ago - ga0.org
Please Take Action to urge Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to see that this incident is promptly investigated and the culprits fully prosecuted, and to amend the Uniform Code of Military Conduct to explicitly outlaw acts of animal cruelty. (IDA)
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Iran Alarmed By Mass Dolphin Deaths
Animals  (tags: iran, wildlife, wildanimals, sealife, dolphins, death, endangered, extinction )

Jacquelin
- 788 days ago - news.yahoo.com
TEHRAN (AFP) - The mysterious "mass suicide" of 152 dolphins washed up on Iran's coast over the past month has alarmed environmentalists, with the blame pointed at regional fishing practices, officials said on Monday. In September, 79 striped dolphins wer
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