Yerevan hosts Caucasus leopard protection campaignMay 22, 2010 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 22, Yerevan Zoo hosted Caucasus leopard protection campaign timed to International Day for Biological Diversity. The event featured games, contests and other entertainments for Zoo visitors. RA Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan, Honorary Consul of Norway in Armenia Tim Straight and Yerevan Mayor’s Office representatives were also attending. As WWF Armenia director Karen Manvelyan noted, the action is aimed to raise awareness of ecological situation in Armenia as well as environmental programs implemented. The event was organised by World Wild Fund For Nature, Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment and sponsored by Norwegian Foreign Ministry in the framework of Biodiversity Protection and Community Development: Implementing Ecoregional Conservation Plan Targets in South Armenia project. A rare species of leopard found only in remote areas of the southern Caucasus Mountains faces extinction, the World Wildlife Fund warns. Currently numbers of the Caucasus leopard are estimated to have fallen to as few as 5-7 animals in Armenia. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |