A project of Peace park creation for Persian Leopard and its prey species, in Darbandikhan, QaraDagh and Hawraman, has launched in 2016. The project is running in a collaboration between three NGOs; Nature Iraq (NI), Kurdistan Botanical Foundation (KBF) Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF). The main objectives of this project is Map and identify the range and status of the Persian Leopard Panthera pardus saxicolor and its prey (Wild Goat Capra aegagrus and Wild Boar Sus scrofa). KBF works are focus on ecological structure and plant habitat study of the project area. Desktop study was performed by KBF for all volumes of Flora of Iraq to indicate the availability of plant species in the study area according to their appearance (frequent, rare and very rare). Field surveys were also carried out to determine the level of changes by passing time and due to the climate change and human activities. Two workshops was also held for the stakeholders and government officials about the project importance and the activities made. The project is now going on, and part of the KBF studies is already published in the Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani, that titled "Plant Habitat Study of QaraDagh- Darbandikhan Area"

http://jzs.univsul.edu.iq/issues/special-issue/jzs-10709

For more information and updates about the project you can visit here.