Animals and Wildlife

The latest news about animals and wildlife

Environment

Heated debate erupts in Iran on how to address increasing street dogs

Golrokh Askarieh -
The recent tragic deaths of two children in separate attacks by stray dogs in the Iranian city of Qom has triggered calls among the public as well as in the Iranian Parliament and City Councils for legislation on tackling the dangers of free-ranging urban dogs.
Nature and Wildlife

Car collision kills brown bear cub in Iran’s Karaj

IFP Editorial Staff -
A brown bear cub has died after reportedly sustaining wounds in a collision with a vehicle in Iran’s Karaj near the capital Tehran.
Environment

Telecommunications tower project in Iran shelved to save birds’ nest

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In an inspirational move, technical experts at a telecommunications company in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad who were about to launch a project, decided to call it off after they realized that a bird and four of its hatchlings were living atop the radio mast that was part of the project.
Nature and Wildlife

Surviving Iranian cheetah cub Pirooz, hale and hearty

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Following the death of two of the three Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran, the Department of Environment says the third cub is out of the woods and is not at risk of death.
Nature and Wildlife

Deer footprint fossil 10mn years old spotted in west Iran

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A deer footprint fossil dating back some 10 million years has been discovered in western Iran.
Incidents

Funeral held for two wildlife rangers in Iran’s Shiraz

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People hold a funeral for two wildlife rangers of Iran's Fars Province in the city of Shiraz.
Environment

Two Iranian forest rangers killed in clash with poachers

IFP Editorial Staff -
Two wildlife rangers lost their lives and another was wounded after they got into a conflict to ward off illegal hunters in southwestern Iranian Fars Province, an official said on Saturday.
Judiciary

Man hanged in Iran for murdering wildlife rangers

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A man who killed two wildlife rangers last year, has been executed by hanging in Iran.
Photo of the Day

Migratory birds in Miankaleh during spring

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Nature and Wildlife

Iran tourism: Beauties of Iran’s North Khorasan Province

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The pastures and forests in Iran’s North Khorasan Province have made it a very attractive tourist destination due to the beautiful sceneries and diverse wildlife in the spring.
Environment

An animal charity center in Iran’s city of Qom

IFP Editorial Staff -
Akbar Bozorgzadeh, an Iranian man who cares about the environment, has voluntarily allocated a 2,000-square-meter space in the city of Qom to taking care of birds and animals, which have been injured or seized from hunters, and preparing them for returning to the nature.
Environment

Poachers slaughtering more migratory birds in N Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Reports say poachers continue slaughtering migratory birds spending the winter in Iran’s northern coastline, while local environmental authorities fail to act against it.
Environment

Asiatic cheetahs Iran and Firouz expecting cub

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Two Asiatic cheetahs, living in Iran, are expecting their cub after mating in captivity.
Nature and Wildlife

Swan Flying Symphony

IFP Editorial Staff -
Every year, with decreasing temperatures in the northern Caspian Sea and parts of Siberia, migratory swans with a small population begin to migrate to low latitudes.
Nature and Wildlife

Persian Gulf Hosting Seagulls

IFP Editorial Staff -
During autumn, the decline in the driving heat in Iran’s south heralds the arrival of migrant guests for the people of Bushehr port.
Nature and Wildlife

Iran wildlife refuge home to various species of animals

IFP Editorial Staff -
Footage recorded by a trap camera in a protected area in northern Iran shows leopards, eagles, bearded vultures, foxes and martens feeding on the carcass of a wild goat.
IFP Exclusive

Iranian family raises red deer cub

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In the spring of 2021, a shepherd found a red deer cub in the heights of Iran’s Mazandaran Province in northern Iran and decided to sell it.
IFP Exclusive

Injured Iranian eagle flying free after rehabilitation

IFP Editorial Staff -
A rare Iranian eagle found injured and unable to fly six months ago in Iran’s Albroz province is now flying free. The director-general of Alborz Environment Department said the Golden Eagle was rehabilitated after it was found.
Environment

Dasht-e Naz Wildlife Reserve: Conserving Persian Fallow Deer

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Dasht-e Naz wildlife protected area is located 25 kilometers to the north east of Sari, the capital of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran, and spans 55 hectares. The mountainous area is one of the tourist destinations of Sari and is covered by Hyrcanian forests.
IFP Exclusive

Wildlife in Iranian Wetland on Verge of Death Due to Drought

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A drop in rainfall and the ensuing drought this summer have resulted in the deaths of fish, buffalos and the marsh in the Hour-ol-Azim Wetland.
IFP Exclusive

Lioness Undergoes Root Canal Surgery in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
This is the story of a female veterinarian undertaking the daunting task of performing a root canal surgery on a lioness.
IFP Exclusive

African Zebra Dies in Iran Due to Stress, Infection, Delay at Customs: Zoo Officials

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The zoo in the town of Safadasht west of Tehran has provided explanations about the death of an African zebra shortly after his transfer to Iran from the Netherlands.
IFP Exclusive

A Unique Tourist Attraction in Iran: Cow Works Only When Owner Sings!

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Haaj Ebrahim’s cow moves only when it hears him singing, which has turned into a tourist attraction in the town of Varzaneh in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.
IFP Exclusive

In Photos: Migratory Swans in Sorkhrud Wetland

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The Sorkhrud wetland in Mazandaran province, northern Iran, annually hosts a huge number of migratory swans in the cold season.
IFP Exclusive

Second Dead Whale Washes Up on Kish Island’s Beach

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In the second case over the past 30 days, a whale has washed ashore in the beaches of Kish Island in southern Iran.
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