The world's fastest animal is in a race for survival in Iran
acre hilltop park overlooking Iran’s smog-blanketed capital might seem like a nice spot for romance. But the couple has not been in the mood. Delbar, a 4-year-old female Asiatic cheetah, was brought to the fenced enclosure at Tehran’s Pardisan park by conservation officials who hoped she would mate with Koshki, a 10-year-old male./ After seven months, the coupling has yet to occur, the latest setback in Iran’s effort to save the imperiled big cat whose footprint is carved in Persian literature and history. Iranian environmental officials ...
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