Iran released Cheetah conservationist NiloufarBayani and three other conservationists from prison after six year as they were accused and arrested of spying. Cheetah conservation gained traction ...

Only 17 specimens of the endangered Asiatic cheetah are left in the world, according to the head of Iran's national ...

In India, Iran, and Arabia, coursing with cheetahs—or “hunting leopards,” as they were known—became an immensely popular sport among the aristocracy. In the courts of the Mogul emperors ...

Since past 60 years, Iran is home to the last known population of Asiatic cheetah, which once roamed across vast ranges of west and south Asian countries, from the Middle East to India.

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