This project and article was dedicated to our beloved, cheetah, Marita! In this 2007 article, Dr. Mohammad S.Farhadinia documents the work of Project Asiatic Cheetah in Miandasht, initiated by the Iranian Cheetah Society (ICS). In 2007, ICS recommended to monitor the population demography of the cheetah and its associated species in order to ensure the animal’s survival inside Miandasht and neighbor habitats where the cheetahs may disperse. ICS also said it iscritical to launch an organized educational program to increase the local people’s knowledge about the fauna of Miandasht and decrease the present conflicts.
