{"id":25816,"date":"2019-05-12T08:04:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-12T08:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/?p=25816"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T13:34:05","slug":"iranian-lion-returns-to-iran-after-80-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-lion-returns-to-iran-after-80-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Asiatic Lion in Iran: Kamran\u2019s 2019 Tehran Zoo Arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, a male Asiatic lion named Kamran was transferred from Bristol Zoo Gardens in England to Tehran Zoological Gardens, also known as Eram Zoo. The move was a zoo-based conservation transfer, not the return of a wild lion population to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-lion-returns-to-iran-after-80-years\/#the-2019-transfer-from-bristol-zoo\" >The 2019 transfer from Bristol Zoo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-lion-returns-to-iran-after-80-years\/#asiatic-lions-in-the-wild-and-in-zoos\" >Asiatic lions in the wild and in zoos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-lion-returns-to-iran-after-80-years\/#the-lion-in-iranian-history-and-symbolism\" >The lion in Iranian history and symbolism<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"#\" data-href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iranian-lion-returns-to-iran-after-80-years\/#2019-photo-archive\" >2019 photo archive<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-2019-transfer-from-bristol-zoo\"><\/span>The 2019 transfer from Bristol Zoo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contemporary <a href=\"https:\/\/livingintehran.com\/2019\/05\/06\/visit-irans-first-lion-in-80-years-at-eram-park-zoo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting from May 2019<\/a> identified the lion as Kamran and described his arrival in Tehran. Later reports used the names Herman or Hirman. These names refer to the same animal, not separate lions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The transfer was associated with coordinated zoo breeding and animal-management programmes. It should not be described as a release into the wild or evidence that wild Asiatic lions had been restored to Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/tehran-travel-guide\/\">Tehran<\/a>\u2019s Eram Zoo received Kamran in 2019. This article documents that historical arrival; it does not establish the lion\u2019s present health, location or public-viewing availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"asiatic-lions-in-the-wild-and-in-zoos\"><\/span>Asiatic lions in the wild and in zoos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asiatic lions historically ranged beyond India, including parts of Iran, but there is no established wild population in Iran today. The surviving wild Asiatic lion population is concentrated in Gujarat, India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asiatic and African lions belong to the same species, <em>Panthera leo<\/em>, but represent distinct geographic populations. A captive transfer alone cannot demonstrate that former habitats are suitable for reintroduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-lion-in-iranian-history-and-symbolism\"><\/span>The lion in Iranian history and symbolism<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lions have a long place in Iranian art and royal imagery, including motifs associated with ancient Iranian dynasties. Their cultural significance is separate from the modern conservation status of the species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Persian word <em>shir<\/em> means \u201clion\u201d. Similar-sounding place names, however, should not be given speculative etymologies without linguistic evidence. For wider cultural context, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/shiraz-travel-guide\/\">Shiraz guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lion and Sun emblem appeared in Iranian heraldry for centuries and featured on the national <a href=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/iran-flag\/\">flag before 1979<\/a>. This symbolism is distinct from the 2019 zoo transfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2019-photo-archive\"><\/span>2019 photo archive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"873\" title=\"Persian Lion Returns To Iran After  Years\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-1.jpg\" alt=\"Asiatic lion in the 2019 Tehran Zoo photo archive, image 1 of 20\" class=\"wp-image-25818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-1-780x532.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-1-768x524.jpg 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After  Years\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-2.jpg\" alt=\"Asiatic lion in the 2019 Tehran Zoo photo archive, image 2 of 20\" class=\"wp-image-25819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-2-780x532.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-2-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-2-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-2-220x150.jpg 220w, 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"873\" title=\"Persian Lion Returns To Iran After  Years\" src=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-5.jpg\" alt=\"Asiatic lion in the 2019 Tehran Zoo photo archive, image 5 of 20\" class=\"wp-image-25822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-5-780x532.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-5-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-5-1024x698.jpg 1024w, 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alt=\"Asiatic lion in the 2019 Tehran Zoo photo archive, image 6 of 20\" class=\"wp-image-25823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-6.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-6-780x532.jpg 780w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-6-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-6-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-6-220x150.jpg 220w, https:\/\/surfiran.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Persian-Lion-Returns-to-Iran-after-80-Years-SURFIRAN-6-689x470.jpg 689w, 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