Arash Ghoddousi MSc.
Organisation
Plan for the Land SocietyField of expertise
Conservation biologist. Iran- Experts - Communication and people
- Experts - Fundraising
- Experts - Large herbivores
- Country representatives
Species
- Equus hemionus - Asiatic Wild Ass
- Equus hemionus kulan - Kulan
- Acinonynx jubatus - Cheetah
- Ovis orientalis - Mouflon
- Panthera pardus - Leopard
Countries
Regions
About
Arash Ghoddousi is a young and motivated conservation biologist from Iran. He gained the experience of working on various species in arid and mountainous regions of the country. He initiated a monitoring programme on Alborz mountain sheeps in Varjin protected area in 2006 and has been the founder and coordinator of the Persian leopard project since 2007 in various reserves of Iran.
Arash Ghoddousi who is working for Plan for the Land Society, studied at the Shahid Beheshti University for his BSc in marine biology and after that took his MSc in Conservation Science at the Imperial College London.
‘Coming from a country with rich biodiversity but less studied, I soon became engaged in wildlife projects after my graduation from the university. I have been involved in number of conservation projects in Iran ranging from saving the last surviving Asiatic cheetahs and Persian leopards to the monitoring of mouflon populations. In all the mentioned activities, it appeared to me that the long-term research and conservation of wildlife can be facilitated by international collaborations and gaining knowledge and support from the experts is important for success. Hence, I am looking forward to support initiatives like LHNet to exchange my findings and raise awareness to gain support on least known species of Iran’.
Expert groups and scientific commissions