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Tag: Iranian wildlife
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Hundreds of birds found dead near critically drying lake
Omid Yousefi, the head of Wildlife Monitoring and Environmental Protection for Western Azerbaijan, has reported that 1,500 birds of various species have been found…
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Declining deer population bad news for endangered cheetah
The Department of the Environment reports that the deer population in the Shirahmad Wildlife Sanctuary in Sabzevar, Khorasan Razavi Province has declined by almost…
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Plan to save at-risk species called a high priority
Seventy-six animal species including mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish are under threat of extinction, according to Iran’s Department of the Environment. The department’s director…
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Khuzestan wildlife threatened by disappearing water resources
The depletion of water resources in the protected natural areas and parks of Khuzestan Province is posing a grave danger to the region’s wildlife.…
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Iran raises penalties for hunting endangered species
Iran’s Department of the Environment reports that new changes to wildlife protection laws include significantly higher fines for hunting protected species. The head of…