Researchers acknowledged that the decline of cheetahs in the broader Arabian Peninsula was "poorly documented," but largely ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new paper, still in pre-print, unveils the discovery of seven mummified, 4,000-year-old cheetahs in a Saudi Arabian cave.

Could Saudi Arabia rewild the near-extinct Asiatic cheetah using insights from ancient remains found in its caves?

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is rushing to try to save one of the world’s critically endangered species, the Asiatic cheetah, and bring it back from the verge of extinction in its last remaining refuge.

Seven mummified cheetahs and the remains of dozens more were found in caves in northern Saudi Arabia. A.A. Boug et al., Communications Earth & Environment, 2026 Asiatic cheetahs once roamed the land ...

The discovery of seven naturally-mummified cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in caves in northern Saudi Arabia reveals that at least two subspecies of the endangered cats inhabited the Arabian Peninsula ...

Mummified remains of cheetahs were found in a cave in Saudi Arabia, expanding the animal's geographic range further than scientists previously thought. Researchers published their findings in the ...

In 1977, a hunter from Jibjat, Dhofar in Oman killed a female cheetah, the fastest land animal on Earth. From that point onward, the population of cheetahs across the Arabian Peninsula started ...

GARMSAR, Iran - Iranian environmentalists have mobilized to protect the world's last Asiatic cheetahs, estimated to number just 50 and faced with the threats of becoming roadkill, a shortage of prey ...

An Asiatic cheetah has given birth to cubs at a facility in Iran, marking the first time the species reproduced in captivity, according to the Iranian Cheetah Society. An Asiatic cheetah has given ...

A critically endangered Asiatic cheetah is seen in its enclosure at Pardisan Park in the Iranian capital Tehran in 2017. Just a dozen individuals are believed to ...

The discovery of seven naturally-mummified cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in caves in northern Saudi Arabia reveals that at least two subspecies of the endangered cats inhabited the Arabian Peninsula ...