The Persian Leopard, one of the most majestic and biologically distinct subspecies of leopard in the world, has long been a ...

Yet this is the place the world's largest leopard calls home. Once spread across the Caucasus region, Persian leopards now are relegated to this former war zone, along with a few isolated pockets ...

Hana Raza has never seen a Persian leopard. But thanks to her, we know the big cats still roam the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan. After four decades of war in Iraq, the species was thought to have ...

In an open letter, the scientists highlight the impact of current conflicts, sanctions, and political tensions on the conservation of the leopard, whose range spans 11 countries, including Iran.

1) Iran: after the extinction of the Persian lion and Caspian tiger from Iran’s fauna, the leopard is now the largest member of eight felid species surviving today in Iran with between 550 and 850 ...

Akhun, Killy, and Victoria became the first captive-raised Persian leopards released into the wild anywhere in the world. Russia's Center for Reintroduction of the Leopard in the Caucasus ...

At the time, the camera footages raised hopes for the survival of the species in this habitat. Persian leopard and Pallas cat are listed as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of ...

The Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) is one of the largest of subspecies of leopards, with a long tail and a highly-prized pelt patterned with black rosettes and spots. The leopards ...