Introduction: Acinonyx jubatus venaticus
It is an endangered subspecies of cheetah, and according to estimates in 2019, only 12 of its collars were identified and had birth certificates in Iran. Currently, this cheetah is a symbol in the uniform of Iran's national football team.
The Asian cheetah protection project has been started since 2010.
Methods: This animal used to live in desert areas in the region and its generation has been under the threat of total destruction for years.
The results of the research in 2019 show that there are between 10 and 20 cheetah collars in the peripheral areas of the central desert, including Turan, Naibandan, Dere Anjir and Miandasht.
This estimate is the result of ground mapping by more than 12,000 night vision cameras deployed in various locations.
Results: The Asiatic cheetah was once spread over large areas of Asia from the Arabian Peninsula and the Near East to the Caspian region, the South Caucasus, the Ghazal Qom desert and India, but currently it is on the list of animals on the verge of extinction of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and is exclusive to remote areas.
It has fallen in the central deserts of Iran.
The last documented report of cheetah in India dates back to 1974.
From then on, the cheetah quickly disappeared from its entire territory.
Since the 1970s, Iran has been known as the only habitat of Asian leopards.
The Asian cheetah separated from the cheetah population in Africa between 32,000 and 67,000 years ago.
At the time of the British rule over India, it was called the hunting panther.
This name was derived from the cheetahs that were kept in captivity by the Indian royal family in large numbers to use them to hunt wild antelopes.
Conclusion: Acinonyx jubatus venaticus)
Animals are going extinct and we should not let them die and become extinct due to climate factors or nutrition and predators that cause their extinction.
Keywords: Cheetah is a Persian word that is called cheetah because of its similarity with leopard.