this article analyses the push and pull factors that bring visitors to the iranian national parks. the study used a structured questionnaire to collect data on these factors and the socio-demographic profile of the visitors. survey conducted in boujagh national park, an area of 3177 hectares located in the north of the iran, produced 400 questionnaires. the factor analysis identified four push ...

abstract: established in the nucleus of the scientific reservation pietrosu mare and set up in 1932 on a surface of 183 hectares, rodna mountains national park (r.m.n.p.) witnessed a remarkable spatial evolution, reaching today a 46 399- hectare territory. the management of this protected area is conducted by the employees of a.r.m.n.p., an administrative structure located in rodna, bistriţa-nă...

the leopard (panthera pardus) as an adaptable felid widely distributed in varied ecosystems of iran. the golestan natural park is one of the main habitats of leopard in the country. it has divers diet and preying various types of preys such as wild ungulate and livestock. the prey remains’ samples of leopard were collected and preserved using ethanol 96% and whole genomic dna was extracted. the...

brown trout, salmo trutta fario, has a wide range of distribution in the north of iran and in karaj, lighvanchai and karun rivers, but there is no report about its feeding behavior in some water resources including the lar natural park. in order to study feeding behavior of this fish during spawning season, a survey was carried out in the rivers of elarm, aab-sefid, kamardasht and delichayi in ...