News

April 21, 2016
Turkmenistan

Visits to four reserves along the Iran–Turkmenistan border

Northeastern Iran – particularly the Iran–Turkmenistan borderlands – harbours some of the largest population cores of the Persian leopard in the Middle East. As the best […]
April 14, 2016
Conservation

Conservation planning for Tandoureh with local stakeholders

In order to share progress reports and to develop a final participatory action plan, a half-day workshop was organized in the offices of the Department of […]
March 10, 2016
Blood Testing

Do leopards fall prey to diseases carried by dogs?

Big cats such as tigers and lions are susceptible to contagious diseases harboured by dogs, particularly canine distemper virus (CDV), which is known to kill large […]
February 26, 2016
Old Leopard

Old female leopard found dead in Tandoureh

In early March 2016 a local military soldier reported the finding of the corpse of an old female leopard outside the confines of Tandoureh National Park. […]
December 27, 2015
female

Female leopard fitted with GPS collar in Tandoureh

The Foundation team is thrilled to announce that at last an adult female Persian leopard has been safely captured and fitted with a satellite GPS collar […]
December 18, 2015
Salouk

Persian leopards counted in Salouk and Sarigol

During our recent camera trapping survey dozens of pictures have been obtained of Persian leopards and other less-known animals within their range in northeastern Iran. These […]