A light training aircraft affiliated with Iran’s Police has crashed in northern Iran due to technical failure. The incident occurred on the outskirts of Rasht, the capital city of Gilan Province, the Police information center reported on Wednesday. The pilot, co-pilot, and flight engineer were killed, the report says. / Baran Press   هواپیمای آموزشی پلیس در شمال ایران سقوط کرد و خدمه آن کشته شدند یک فروند هواپیمای آموزشی سبک وابسته به نیروی انتظامی ایران به دلیل نقص فنی در شمال ایران سقوط کرد. مرکز اطلاع رسانی پلیس راهور استان گیلان روز چهارشنبه اعلام کرد این ...

A funeral ceremony has been held in the northern Iranian province of Mazandaran for Finnish researcher Ellen Vuosalo, known as the Mother of the Siberian Cranes, who passed away three days ago at the age of 95. According to Baran Press, the ceremony took place in the city of Noor, located in the western part of the province, on Friday. Vuosalo, renowned for her more than five decades of research on migratory birds, especially Siberian cranes, aka snow cranes, lived in Noor In addition to her scientific work, she maintained close ties with local communities. Fifty years ago, Vuosalo moved to Mazandaran after marrying her Iranian husband.   پژوهشگر فنلاندی معروف به "مادر درنا" در نور درگذشت مراسم ...

The water level in Anzali Wetland, located in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, has been reducing in the past years. According to Baran Press, the wetland, registered on the Ramsar Convention List in 1975, is now facing a reduction of up to 2.5 meters in depth. Anzali Wetland is facing environmental threats caused by different factors from invasive water hyacinths to industrial and agricultural wastewater. ” Water hyacinth” is an aquatic plant native to South America, naturalized throughout the world. Last years, this plant entered Iran and expanded in “Anzali Lagoon”. This plant blocks waterways and limits boat traffic, recreation. Studies show that the wetland will dry up within 35 years or even sooner unless immediate measures are taken ...