TY - CHAP
T1 - A King for the Mountainous Landscapes: An Overview to the Cultural Significance and Conservation Requirements of the Persian Leopard in Iran
T2 - An Overview to the Cultural Significance and Conservation Requirements of the Persian Leopard in Iran
AU - Sanei, Arezoo
AU - Sanei, Arezoo
AU - Mohamadi, Hossein
AU - Hermidas, Shirin
AU - Asgarian, Hamid Reza
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.
PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Similar to the other big cats of Iran (i.e., the Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica and the Caspian tiger Panthera tigris virgata that are extinct in the region), the Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor has a unique importance in the Iranian art, history, and literature. Symbolization of these species over centuries to emphasize on strength, intelligence, and bravery of the kings and national heroes indicates the significance of the big cats including the leopard, for the Iranian society. The Persian leopard has been also the center of attention for several local and nationwide researches in Iran since 2002. Seeing this introductory chapter of the book mainly consisted of an overview to the prior knowledge about the subspecies, the cultural importance, results of an assessment to determine the leopard conservation requirements in various regions of Iran as well as problem trees addressing habitat-related issues (e.g., habitat destruction and degradation) and high leopard mortality rate.
AB - Similar to the other big cats of Iran (i.e., the Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica and the Caspian tiger Panthera tigris virgata that are extinct in the region), the Persian leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor has a unique importance in the Iranian art, history, and literature. Symbolization of these species over centuries to emphasize on strength, intelligence, and bravery of the kings and national heroes indicates the significance of the big cats including the leopard, for the Iranian society. The Persian leopard has been also the center of attention for several local and nationwide researches in Iran since 2002. Seeing this introductory chapter of the book mainly consisted of an overview to the prior knowledge about the subspecies, the cultural importance, results of an assessment to determine the leopard conservation requirements in various regions of Iran as well as problem trees addressing habitat-related issues (e.g., habitat destruction and degradation) and high leopard mortality rate.
KW - Art
KW - Conservation needs assessment
KW - Cultural importance
KW - Iran
KW - Literature
KW - Panthera pardus saxicolor
KW - Persian leopard
KW - Problem tree
KW - Threats
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28003-1_2
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85148848269
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-28003-1_2
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-28003-1_2
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9783030280017
SN - 9783030280031
SP - 13
EP - 49
BT - Research and Management Practices for Conservation of the Persian Leopard in Iran
PB - Springer International Publishing
ER -
