Hadi Fahimi

Borderless Wildlife Conservation Society · BWCS

Seed dispersal by animals such as bears is important in the restoration of ecosystems. From this perspective, we studied dispersal of seed of date palm Phoenix dactylifera by the critically endangered Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus in Marz Protected Area, Kerman Province, Iran. We documented feeding signs (n=6) and scats (n=55) of...

Generalist species are often characterized by low habitat specialization and reduced genetic structure in their populations. Here, we tested this common assumption on golden jackals in Iran, a wide country with a highly heterogeneous landscape where this carnivore is assumed to be widespread, although little is known about the ecology and populatio...

A small population of Asiatic black bear—known as the Baluchistan black bear—survives in the western limit of the species’ range in Iran, where the species is rare, difficult to monitor and occupy an atypical habitat with extreme environmental conditions. Through the use of noninvasively collected samples, we analyzed mitochondrial DNA control regi...

Degrees  PhD. candidate of Biodiversity, University of Tehran (Since 2017)  MSc. of Environmental Science, Science and Research center of Azad University, Tehran (2009).  Bs (Environmental Engineering) Tehran Azad University ,Technical and Engineering center,2004  International Ecotourism Guide Dissertation Title  Phylogeny and Phylogeograp...

We present an annotated checklist for a total 241 reptiles and 22 amphibians including 5 frogs, 9 toads, 7 newts and salamanders, 1 crocodile, 1 worm lizard, 148 lizards, 79 snakes and 12 turtles and tortoises, includes the most scientific literature up to August 2014 and also based on several field surveys conducted in different Provinces of Iran...

An adult male of Maynard’s Longnose Sand Snake (Lytorhynchus maynardi) was collected on 24 July 2009 from the east of Sistan and Baluchistan Province in southeastern Iran. The new locality is the westernmost record of this species in western Asia, and the first record for 42 years from Iran. Information on the geographic distribution of the genus L...

Three new localities of Mediodactylus russowii zarudnyi, (Nikolsky, 1899) were recorded in Iran during field work in north eastern regions of the Iranian Central Desert. Specimens were collected from Tooran Protected Area in Semnan Province, eastern Iran in April 2011 and June 2012. This is the 3rd record of this species from Iran and also the firs...

Homag Protected Area is a mountainous area (the highest peak = 3267 m) and has over 100000 ha area and located in north of Bandar Abbas, 75 km away Persian Gulf coasts, Hormozgan Province. The study was a rapid survey by a team of zoologist, botanist and ecologists in different seasons from September 2011 to September 2012. We recorded 117 plant sp...

The Baluchistan region of Iran and Pakistan is inhabited by one of the most threatened populations of Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus) in Asia. The first camera-trapping survey of these so-called Baluchistan bears was conducted in Bahr-e Asman Mountain, southeastern Iran. Fourteen camera traps were installed in the entrances of ca...

Habitat of Baluchistan black bear (Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus) in mountainous areas of southeastern part of Iran has been substantially altered by increases in human populations and associated habitat changes. This is the first survey on Baluchistan black bear and human conflicts through a semistructured questionnaire conducted from spring to fal...

Three adult specimens of Misonne's swollen-nose gecko (Rhinogecko misonnei) were collected in the west of Dasht-e-Lut desert in eastern Iran during fieldwork conducted April to Au-gust 2009. The new locality of the species is situated about 100 km west of the type locality. Infor-mation on habitat, pholidosis, and coloration is given. This record i...

Throughout history, the Zagros Mountains have served as a refuge as well as a corridor between the eastern Mediterranean and Western Asia, resulting in the creation of patches of local endemism in the region. The topographic and climatic diversity of the area has led to a mosaic of habitats and ecosystems and consequently, a high diversity of mamma...

Habitat of Baluchistan black bear (Ursus thibetanus gedrosianus) in mountainous areas of southeastern part of Iran has been substantially altered by increases in human populations and associated habitat changes. This is the first survey on Baluchistan black bear and human conflicts through a semistructured questionnaire conducted from spring to fal...

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The current status and distribution of caracal Caracal caracal in Bahram'gur Protected Area (BPA), southern Iran, were studied using different methods for 12 months. Direct observations were restricted to spotlighting at night, a method which produced three caracal observations. Twelve photos of a male caracal were taken with camera traps. The main...

The article presents an assemblage of black burnishd pottery sherds collected during the Japanese expedition to Gilān in the late 1950's and today stored in the Museum of the University of Tokyo. They could be identified as belonging to the Early Bronze Age Kura Araxes or Yānik Tappe type that was formerly never recorded in the area. The distributi...