Animals and Wildlife

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Dead Whale Washed Ashore on Iran’s Kish Island

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The carcass of a whale belonging to an endangered species of the mammal is found off the coast of Kish Island in southern Iran and buried there.
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Bandar Torkaman: A Must-See Port City in Northern Iran

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Bandar Torkaman is a port city located 40 kilometres west of the city of Gorgan in northern Iranian Golestan province.
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Environmentalists Rescue Flamingos Caught in Salt in Northwestern Iran

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A group of Iranian environmentalists have rescued six flamingo chicks that were caught in the salt on the western shores of Lake Urmia.
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Iran’s Only Baby Chimp Survives Premature Birth, Poor Health

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Baran is the only baby chimpanzee in Iran whose life was saved by a veterinarian right after its premature delivery and is now kept at Eram Zoo in the capital, Tehran.
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Iranian Researcher Discovers Two New Species of Fauna

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A faculty member of Birjand University in Iran’s South Khorasan province has discovered and named two new genera and species of arthropods and spiders.
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Iran’s Wildlife in Photos: Persian Fallow Deer

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Persian fallow deer is an endangered species which has been reproducing in the wildlife sanctuary of Dasht-e-Naz in northern Iran for more than 50 years.
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Iran’s Nature in Photos: Storks Return to Marivan

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Storks are among the migratory birds that come to the city of Marivan in western Iran every year in mid-spring.
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Iran Training Sniffer Dogs to Identify Coronavirus

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An Iranian centre for training search and rescue dogs says it is working with the military to train dogs to diagnose COVID-19 disease.
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Video: Persian Leopard Trying to Eat Driver of Mechanical Digger!

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The driver of a mechanical digger has filmed a Persian leopard trying to eat him!
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African Lion Cubs Arrive in Iran

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An African lion cub, Hir, and lioness cub Dena, have arrived in Iran. They are kept at a specially protected center in Alborz Province.
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Migratory Birds in Iran’s Miankaleh Peninsula

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Known as “the birds’ paradise”, Miankaleh in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran attracts many migratory birds every year.
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Arab Poachers of Houbara Bustard Arrested in Iran

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Two foreign poachers have been arrested at the airport of the Iranian city of Shiraz for the illegal hunting of houbara bustards.
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Young Man Dedicates Himself to Taking Care of Handicapped Dog

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Brown is a dog who lost its leg in a car accident in Tehran, but survived thanks to a young Iranian man who is now helping him live a better life.
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Iranian Tourist Embarks on Journey around World on Camel

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An Iranian tourist has embarked on a trip around the globe on a Persian Bactrian camel in a bid to get this endangered species known to the world.
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Poacher in Iran Ordered by Court to Provide Fodder for Wild Animals

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A poacher receives a rare court verdict in the Iranian town of Firuzkuh near the capital of Tehran.
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Iran to Launch Special Police Force to Fight Animal Abuse

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The Iranian police intend to set up a branch to monitor and deal with environmental crimes in the cyber-space including animal abuse in order to increase its cooperation with the country’s Department of Environment.
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Ranger Portrays Pristine Nature of Golestan National Park

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Mohsen Haddadi, a ranger protecting Golestan National park in northern Iran, has created a photo collection of the beautiful area’s wildlife during a one-year period.
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World’s Largest Underground Blind Fish Habitat Found in Iran

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The world’s largest underground habitat of blind fish has been discovered by Iranian and German researchers in Western Iran.
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Iran Marks National Day of Asiatic Cheetah

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Iran annually marks the National Day for the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah on August 31, a day which was named so in 2007 at the request of Iranian wildlife experts.
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Buffalos Beat Summer Heat by Bathing in Steel Lagoon

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As the level of water has decreased in the Steel Lagoon near the northern Iranian city of Astara, domestic cattle and water buffalos that live beside the region’s swamps and rivers find the lake suitable for bathing.
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Crocodile Bites Off Kid’s Arm in Iran

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A huge mugger crocodile has bitten off the arm of a 10-year-old Iranian village girl who was washing clothes in a river in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
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Video of Lion Attacking Zookeeper in Iran Goes Viral

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Mr. Assad, a lion in Qazvin zoo, Iran, suddenly attacked his keeper on Monday.
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Agh-Gol Wetland Hosting Colourful Flamingos

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Filled with water after the late spring downpours, Agh-Gol wetland on the border of Iran’s Hamadan and Markazi provinces is hosting flamingos that preferred this western Iranian habitat to Lake Urmia and Bakhtegan lake for incubation.
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Men Arrested for Stoning Bear Cub to Death in Iran

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Two men who stoned a helpless bear cub to death in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran have been captured and are going to face trial, an official announced.
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Persian Leopard Surprisingly Spotted in Middle of Lake Urmia

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The presence of a Persian leopard on an island in Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran has surprised experts.
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