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

Mongabay
Apr 9, 2026, 8:37 am118 pts
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…

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