🌿 Environment Apr 9, 2026 · Kayleigh Long

War on Iran disrupts efforts to save the Asiatic cheetah, world’s rarest big cat

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War on Iran disrupts efforts to save the Asiatic cheetah, world’s rarest big cat
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Before the war began in February 2026, there was some rare good news for Iran’s imperiled Asiatic cheetahs. Rangers spotted and filmed a female in the North Khorasan province accompanied by five cubs — a first. No more than four had ever been seen before, and every individual counts. The Asiatic cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus venaticus) is the world’s most endangered big cat, and the number counted in the wild rose to 27. Bagher Nezami, national director of the Conservation of the Asiatic Cheetah Pro

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