The Crab-plover The Crab-plover (Dromas ardeola) is a bird related to the waders. It is endemic to Iran and is lived in the Mangrove Area of the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. Crab plovers are tame, noisy birds about 40 cm long. They flock on beaches and reefs, where they hunt mollusks and crabs, The Crab-plovers live on mud, sand, coral, and lagoon shores and in the tunnels they have…
World Wildlife Day On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed 3 March – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973 – as UN World Wildlife Day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. World Wildlife Day has now become the most important global…
The Lesser Flamingo after years in Iran After many years, the Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor) was observed and recorded by Ali Sajjad Jalali in Shadegan Wetland located in Khuzestan Province – Iran. Khuzestan Province is one of the first ranks of biodiversity in the country due to its numerous wetlands and ponds. Shadegan International Wetland in southern Khuzestan is one of the flamingo habitats and thousands of flamingos have been…
The sound of a musical instrument can be heard by touching each of the curtain cressets in the beautiful pond of Crystal Hall at a distance of a thousand meters from the cave. Bride Hall is 500 meters away and our footprint can be seen in its crystalline and shiny white stones. These unique ponds and halls are just a part of the beauty of Quri Qale Cave. The cave…
