General Overview to the Research Programs in Part I
This part is consisted of 6 other chapters concerned with various research programs dedicated to the Persian leopard in Iran. The first chapter is an introduction to the historical and cultural significance of the species. Furthermore, conservation requir
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Research and Management Practices for Conservation of the Persian Leopard in Iran
Research and Management Practices for Conservation of the Persian Leopard in Iran
Arezoo Sanei Editor
Research and Management Practices for Conservation of the Persian Leopard in Iran
Editor Arezoo Sanei Asian Leopard Specialist Society Tehran, Iran Faculty of Forestry Universiti Putra Malaysia Selangor, Malaysia
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TO THE KING OF THE MOUNTAINS OF IRAN, THE PERSIAN LEOPARD
Foreword
The Persian leopard is one of the rarest subspecies of leopard and the last of the Panthera genus in Iran. Over the recent years, this subspecies has come under many challenges for its survival including habitat loss and fragmentation and decline of prey species, along with overutilization by hunting and poisoning in response to conflict with livestock farmers. Understanding this apex predator is important through research and the development of a long-term management plan. In 2002, Dr. Arezoo Sanei, the book’s Editor, began the long process of researching the Persian Leopard when she was a bachelor student, she completed her PhD. on the subject in 2018, and is now the Executive Director of the Asian Leopard Specialist Society since 2010. In 2012, the preparation of the Persian Leopard National Conservation and Management Action Plan began. And, after extensive consultative workshops with stakeholders and participatory planning sessions, the National Action Plan was completed, under the direction of Dr. Arezoo Sanei, the Executive Director of the
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