Proactive measures ensure a safe living environment: official

A Persian yellow deer was born in Dez National Park, southwestern Khuzestan province; it is the first yellow deer born in its natural habitat, not in captivity.

According to experts, the current penalties do not provide a significant deterrent effect for wildlife crimes, so it has been decided to triple them, an official with the Department of Environment has said.

Thanks to a 43 percent increase in precipitation, the area of Lake Urmia basin has reached 1,500 square kilometers.

The ecosystem approach for the protection and management of 46 wetlands across the country is being used.

The first international sports competition for rangers will be held in the current Iranian calendar year which started on March 20, an official with the Department of Environment has said.

The amount of rainfall in the country has decreased by 26 and 16 percent, respectively, compared to last year’s long-term average, and the previous water year.

The Department of Environment is planning to save the Euphrates turtle which has been classified as a critically endangered animal on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list.

Shadegan Wetland in the southwestern province of Khuzestan has been designated by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands, recognizing the fundamental ecological functions of ...