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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos
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Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)- Data, Pictures & Videos
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Alain Dragesco joffe
A male saharan cheetah  *This image is copyright of its original author
On the rare animals in the region
Snow leopards are absolutely amazing. It's kind of amazing to watch an animal that kind of runs straight down a cliff side. But at the end of the day, one of the world's rarest felids is the Asiatic cheetah. And the fact that we have a cheetah in Asia, which is probably going to go extinct in our lifetimes, my heart has to go to that. I'm an extinction biologist, and when I think about animals like the Asiatic cheetah, I'm rooting for its survival. https://www.wxpr.org/post/key-peace-afgh...t#stream/0 @Lycaon
A sudan cheetah in Bandialgo national park . South sudan
Credits : WCS SOUTH SUDAN  *This image is copyright of its original author
 (04-02-2019, 09:34 AM)Sanju Wrote: On the rare animals in the region Iran is the last place that is confirmed by us humans to have cheetahs, but that doesn't mean that it has to be like that. Aside from what I earlier said about Afghanistan, which is next to Iran, in another region bordering Iran, that is Central Asia, specifically next to areas where Iranian cheetahs are known to exist, such as Miandasht Wildlife Refuge, and a Turkmen horse breeder drew 2 big cats that he allegedly saw: One large with big spots and short legs, and the other that was sleek and had a long tail, calling the latter 'гепард' ('gepard', meaning 'cheetah'): https://www.panthera.org/blog/2017/10/04...lden-horse  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author
@BorneanTiger Yeah i came to know that few months back. i has a map. I'll post it. BTW, big leopard !!!
*This image is copyright of its original author
 *This image is copyright of its original author (see small dotted distribution and extant areas with low density in border areas with Afghan and pak) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cheetah_range.gif  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.africa-wildlife-detective.com/cheetahs.html  *This image is copyright of its original author Two cheetah skins were seen in markets in the country, one in 1971, and then in 2006. The latter was reportedly from Samangan Province. "Cheetahs in Afghanistan" Quote:The cheetah appears to be extinct in Central Asia (Turkmenistan), but a small population may still occur in Afghanistan. Probably, the most comprehensive published report on the cheetah in Iran is that of Asadi (1997).http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/ma...anistan-ca There is increasing evidence that there are still few cheetahs found in south western Baluchistan along the Iranian border. During this decade there have been some sightings in Kharan district of Baluchistan and on some occasions fresh tracks have been seen. Recently, four cheetah skins believed to be of the Asiatic cheetah have materialized from Baluchistan (Nautra magazine: WWF-Pakistan). One was shot two years ago (1996-97) 50 km from the Iranian border, south of Chagai, and the skin was presented to an army general. Skins said to come from Balochistan have been found in Islamabad markets,` but they could have come from Iran, or even Africa. However, biological studies have shown that these are infact Asiatic Cheetahs. Furthermore, anecdotal evidence indicates that local people in Makran are familiar with the cheetah, and that there is adequate prey (Chinkara gazelle and Goitered gazelle) there. It must be noted that Asiatic cheetahs are found in relatively higher numbers in Iran, where they were widespread during the start of this century and spread right across the Indian Subcontinent, from Pakistan in the west to the east of India. As it is one of the most endangered cat specie in the world, it is hoped that they will be fully protected in Pakistan, if there is a small population in Baluchistan. Currently, there is an exploratory expedition going to south western Balushistan to find more evidence about their occurance. IUCN's Cats Specialist Group and WWF-Pakistan are cooperating ( all above information from IUCN's Cats Specialist Group, Natura Magazine WWF-Pakistan and "Mammals of Pakistan", by T.J Roberts. Additional distribution information from National Geographic Magazine, Dec 1999). http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/wildcats.html Most people in Pakistan don’t even know there are Cheetahs in Pakistan. Few years ago I read an article about Asiatic Cheetah in Pakistan. It was said there that these animals are no longer found in Pakistan and they were last sighted in 1978 near the Iranian border (according to the survey made in 2001). But recently there are some more sightings and also some foot tracks have been found in “Kharan district” of Baluchistan near Iranian border. Why are they so rare in Pakistan, you might ask. Well, the answer is simple due to our madness, if I say it bluntly. As a Pakistani, I’m really ashamed to say that we are poor in this aspect; we don’t give a damn about the living treasure Allah has gifted us.  *This image is copyright of its original author People hunt them just for joy as those people surely aren’t going to eat them. People also hunt them merely to sell their skin in international markets. That’s the reason there are just a few left. Looking in the past, I really hate the so called royalties in the sub-continent especially the last of the moguls, along with throwing our land into doom, they captured these defenseless creature and kept them in captivity in large number, to hunt wild antelopes with. Those people also hunt these animals just for joy. Along with Cheetah, common leopard and snow leopard are also in danger of total annihilation by the most cruel and fearsome animal of all, the humans. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8262862.stm It is a pleasure to tell you that Indian government has planned to bring and breed 18 cheetah in three different locations, from Iran or African Cheetah from South Africa if Iran doesn’t agrees since both have same genetic structure, with a budget of $ 400,000. And I hope that Pakistan government will also start such projects to increase Cheetah population.
To escape the cold in Murree, cheetah makes its way to Margalla Hills (they are definitely talking about leopard)
February 23 , 2018 ISLAMABAD: A cheetah was spotted at Margallah Hills on Thursday, who had apparently ventured into the area to escape the cold from neighbouring Murree. According to details, a cheetah made its way into the camps of the Department of Wildlife and Quaid-e-Azam University. One team member of the Department of Wildlife stated that the cheetah... A cheetah was spotted at Margallah Hills on Thursday, who had apparently ventured into the area to escape the cold from neighbouring Murree. According to details, a cheetah made its way into the camps of the Department of Wildlife and Quaid-e-Azam University. One team member of the Department of Wildlife stated that the cheetah had traveled from Murree to Margalla Hills to escape the biting cold. "We saw the cheetah enter our camp and we beat boxes to thwart its advance. Frightened, the animal ran away from our camp," said the member of the Department of Wildlife. He further stated that since this was a young cheetah, it was expected that there were two of them--the other one being the mother. "We're quite sure the mother has also traveled with her child and is in the same area," he said.  *This image is copyright of its original author https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/02/to-esc...lla-hills/  *This image is copyright of its original author See the investigated boundary areas near Pak and Afghan borders. 35. Hamoun, 36. Bampou, 7. Golestan, 8. Takhti Iran & 9. Miandasht Pakistan: Roberts 1997; Husain 2001; Afghanistan: Manati and Nogge 2008; Turkmenistan: Jackson 1998 Firouz (1971) noted the presence of the cheetahs around Hamoun Lake (N30.852463°/E61.610946°) near the Afghanistan border. Just across the border, cheetah was known in the Helmand Basin (N32.298193°/E62.248415°) in Afghanistan (Hassinger 1973). Roberts (1997) presented sporadic reports on the cheetah’s presence in western Pakistan before its extinction; he assumed Pakistan individuals were largely vagrants from extreme southwest Baluchistan, Iran where cheetahs persisted. A specimen was obtained from Bampour (N27.166983°/E60.512851°) in Iran’s Sistan–Baluchistan Province in 1960s (Lay 1967). *This image is copyright of its original author The cheetahs were known to exist in parts of western Afghanistan (Habibi 2003), notably near Herat (Aitchison 1889). It is plausible that very few individuals still occur near the border with Iran (Manati and Nogge 2008) https://www.researchgate.net/publication...ion_Status |
I too "wish" the same, but destiny is unaltered.
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