The cheetah cubs are doing fine: Official
Gholamreza Abdali, the director general of the Office of Wildlife Protection and Management, recently provided an update on the physical condition of two Asian cheetah cubs, named Azar and Turan.
The environmental official said that the cubs are currently in good health at the cheetah reserve in Shahrud, Semnan Province, Mehr news agency reported.
Abdali reassured that overall care of the cubs is being handled well, and there is currently no threat to their lives. The biosphere therapists at Turan Reserve in Shahrud are closely monitoring their condition and, fortunately, the cubs are in excellent shape.
It is worth mentioning that Azar and Turan are two Iranian cheetah cubs who were discovered by a local herdsman in the Turan region last December. They were initially placed under the care of specialized veterinarians, wildlife therapists, and experts at the General Directorate of Environmental Protection in Semnan. They were afterward transferred to the captive cheetah breeding site in Turan, also known as the Asiatic Cheetah Research Center.
As it is no longer possible to release them back into the wild, they will spend the rest of their lives in captivity, residing in a fenced area within the national park and participating in the national tour in Shahrud.