Persian leopard festival in Bamu National Park and Shiraz

Persian leopard festival was held on the 1st of December in Shiraz city.

This festival was held in accordance to the Plan for the Land Society activities on biodiversity conservation and 400 children participated in it at the Tavousiyeh cultural center in Shiraz city.

The aim of this festival was education and awareness-raising about environmental protection with focus on the Persian leopard species and it’s current situations to the children from villages of Bamu National Park.

This festival had different parts such as: programmes on biodiversity, felines, endangered Persian Leopard, food cycle, Bamu National Park, short films, educational games, exhibition of children artworks, speech, etc which were welcomed by children and also their parents.

Children were brought to the event by five buses, from their villages to the festival place. They taken part in four educational games and their prizes were medals which had carved “supporter of Persian Leopard” motto on them.

As for the ending ceremony of the festival several speakers gave talksabout importance of Bamu National Park and Persian Leopard and also the educational and conservation activities of the Plan for the Land Society including:
Mr. Ebrahimi Karnami, head of Fars provincial office of Department of Environmet, Mr. Valavi, deputy head of the same office, Mr. Houshmandi , Director of the Bamu National Park, Mr. Hamed Moshiri, Plan for the Land Society CEO and Mr. Amir Hossien Khaleghi , from Persian Leopard project of Plan for the Land Society.

Also, at that festival game-wardens who had cooperated in protection of wildlife species in this park were acknowledged. In addition, Shadi Tavakoli Mehr, Yasaman Talebi and Azar sedaghati khayat who had responsibility of planning and organizing the educational programs were appreciated.

At the festival, a board including letters from villages of Bamu National Park students was provided and dedicated to the game-wardens of the National Park.

This festival was held by support of Fars provincial office of the Department of Environment, “Prince Bernard“ foundation and “Abar Poulad Iranian” company.