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who were weaker lost his life in the early days, and after a while, the second cub also died due to improper care.Listed as critically
be healthy and agile.The Department of Environment (DOE) was preparing an outdoor site to familiarize "Pirouz" with sunlight and outdoor air
Then move him to his main habitat in Touran Wildlife Refuge in early November."Pirouz" was not supposed to be released into nature and live
among wildlife, due to many problems that still bring a lot of worries, even if he was born naturally and was fed by his mother, Gholamreza
Ebdali, head of the wildlife protection and management office of the DOE, said.The cubs born in captivity must be tamed and trained and have
no fear of humans so that they can be easily diagnosed without anesthesia on special occasions when blood sampling is needed, he
stated.Hassan Akbari, deputy head of the Department of Environment (DOE), said in January that the Asiatic Cheetah was down to just 12, from
an estimated 100 in 2010.The cheetah habitat in the southern part of the country is stretching to over three million hectares but is hosting
only a few cheetahs.The DOE has long been trying to breed Asiatic cheetah in the wild and in captivity so that the species is protected from
times, and all failed.Fastest mammal endangeredOver the past 60 years, Iran is home to the last known population of Asiatic cheetah, which
once roamed across vast ranges of the west and south Asian countries, from West Asia to India
Listed as critically endangered by the IUCN, the Asiatic cheetah is among the rarest cats in the world at the subspecies level, with fewer
than 50 believed to remain in Iran.In Iran, the cheetah is also bound to cultural and social meanings
In 2014, the Iranian national football team announced that their 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup kits are imprinted with pictures
collaborating with the Conservation of Asiatic Cheetah Project (CACP project) have strived to count 48 cheetahs using trap cameras and other
decreasing population of the prey species to support the cheetahs, and habitat loss are also other factors endangering the sparse population
