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Death of another Leopard brings new committee

Following the death of a twelfth Persian Leopard so far this year, the deputy head of Wildlife Protection for the Department of Environment announced that an emergency committee has been established to...

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Official objects to reduced sentence for animal torturer

A man charged with capturing and torturing a fox to death and then posting the video online has had his sentence reduced in appeals court from a 91-day imprisonment to a fine of one million rials.Morad...

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74 Iranian wildlife species red-listed by Environment Department

At least 74 species of Iranian wildlife are on the red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, a sign of serious threats against the country’s biodiversity.The Iranian...

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Poaching adds to woes of Ilam species

The head of Ilam Environmental Protection says 46 illegal hunters have been arrested in the past six months.Abdolsaheb Bazyar told IRNA that the highest number of offences were committed in the cities...

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Another rare deer killed under protection

An unknown assailant has shot and killed a rare yellow deer being kept in the Khoramabad Zoo. The head of Iran’s Environment and Wildlife Watch reported on August 24 that the deer died from a shot to...

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Poacher selling leopard skin gets tough sentence

A poacher in Northern Khorasan, who was arrested while selling leopard skin, has been sentenced to three years in jail. IRNA reports that the leopard was hunted down last winter in a protected area.The...

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Officials intensify hunting ban enforcement

Iran’s Department of the Environment has announced that due to the critical state of endangered wildlife in Iran, the ban on hunting is now being very strictly enforced.IRNA reports that Massoumeh...

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Lar Park rangers nab five poachers

The head of Lar National Park reported the arrest of five poachers caught hunting in the protected area. Naghi Mirza Karimi told ISNA on Saturday September 6: “Lar Park rangers discovered poachers...

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More than 100 poachers arrested in Kermanshah

The Kermanshah Environmental Protection Rangers announced the arrest of 153 illegal hunters and fishers over the past six months.Bahador Cheraghi told ISNA that the arrests were the result of 102...

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Hunter sentenced for killing panther, illegal rifle

A poacher has been sentenced to 42 months in jail for hunting an Iranian panther in northern Iran, the head of Environment and Wildlife Watch of Iran told the Mehr News Agency.Keyvan Hooshmand told...

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Alarm sounded over decline in Iran’s wildlife species

Iran's Department of Environment says the decline in the variety of wildlife species in Iran is cause for serious concern and the number of wildlife species in Khorasan Razavi has declined according to...

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Another rare feline struck dead by a vehicle

Only two days after two rare Iranian cheetahs were killed in a road accident, another rare feline, a Persian Leopard, was struck and killed on Tuesday evening on the transit road in Golestan...

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Rare brown bear killed in road accident

A brown bear died on Friday January 2 after a road accident occurred between Ardebil and Parsabad in northwestern Iran. ISNA reports that the news was confirmed by the head of the Ardebil Department of...

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Controversy swirls around tourists hunting rare birds

Iran’s Department of the Environment denies having issued any hunting permits for rare birds to tourists from Arab countries. Ahmad Ali Keykha, the department deputy head, said on Monday January 26...

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Iranian Cheetah’s dwindling numbers lower than thought

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...

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