Extinction Possibility

Shervin Hajipour a singer and song writer released a song called "Baraye" which means "Because of". The Song is made mostly by tweets which the people explained their personal reasons for protesting and wishing for big changes in Iran through phrases starting with the word "for". One of these phrases was “For Pirouz and the possibility of his extinction”. Very soon after that Shervin  was arrested and a few months after that Pirouz died

“Pirouz” (meaning victorious) was an Asiatic cheetah born in Iran in May 2022. He was the only surviving cub of the three born to parents “Iran” and “Firouz”. This was the first time that the subspecies had produced in captivity in Iran. As one of the very last remaining Asiatic cheetahs in the world, Pirouz reached great fame during his short life

Iran is the home to many rare animals. For instance, Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) is a medium-sized broad-snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent. The broad-snouted crocodile has been listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1982

Panthera pardus tulliana is a leopard subspecies native to the Iranian Plateau and surrounding areas. Since 2016, it has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, as the wild population is estimated at less than 1,000 mature individuals

The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is a critically endangered cheetah subspecies currently only surviving in Iran.The situation of cheetahs got worse since 8 Asiatic Cheetah Researchers, environmentalists and conservationists were arrested in January 2018 and charged with spying. In November 2019 they were found guilty and sentenced to jail terms ranging from six to ten years in prison. The conservationists were tracking cheetahs with camera traps, a typical way to capture pictures of wildlife

The Asiatic cheetah survives in protected areas in the eastern-central arid region of Iran, where the human population density is very low. As of January 2022, the Iranian Department of Environment estimates that only 12 Asiatic cheetahs, 9 males, and 3 females, are left in Iran

There are five cheetahs held in the Scientific Research Center of Turan Biosphere Reserve in Semnan Province: Delbar, Iran, Firouz, Azar, Turan

Khar Turan National Park or Turan Wildlife Refuge is a National Park in Iran. It is situated in the Semnan province, southeast of Shahrud. With a size of 1,400,000 hectares (14,000 km2), it is the second largest reserve in Iran. Khar Turan National Park also called the little Africa in Iran, is registered as the second biosphere reserve in the world by UNESCO (biosphere reserves are protected areas of ecosystems promoting solutions to reconcile the conservation of biodiversity with sustainable use).Being the second-largest reserve in this country, this park embraces arid highlands, lowlands, mounts, sands, and endless salt pans

The largest population of Persian onager is also found in Khar Turan National Park. Equus hemionus onager, also called the Persian wild ass or Persian zebra, is a subspecies of onager (Asiatic wild ass) native to Iran (Persia) and it is listed as Endangered, with no more than 600 individuals left in the wild