Persian Leopard of Azerbaijan

The Postal Administration of Azerbaijan has issued the stamp set of WWF series features Persian leopard or Panthera pardus ciscaucasica  on January 07, 2005. 

The First Day Cover ( the local WWF cover) issued also along with the stamp issuance has special image of the species on the left side of cover and  also has a special post mark depicted Persian leopard.

The Persian leopard also called Caucasian leopard or Panthera pardus ciscaucasica is the largest leopard subspecies, weighing up to 90 kg , and light in color and is native to eastern Turkey, the Caucasus mountains, northern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and parts of western Afghanistan.

It is endangered throughout its range with fewer than 871–1,290 mature individuals and a declining population trend.  Persian leopards are threatened by poaching, depletion of their prey base due to poaching, human disturbance such as presence of military and training of troops in border areas, habitat loss due to deforestation, fire, agricultural expansion, overgrazing, and infrastructure development.

Recent assessments on the Persian leopard mortality rate in Iran revealed that 70% of leopard mortalities from 2007-2011 were as a result of illegal hunting or poisoning and 18% were because of road accidents

Jaguar of Belize

The Jaguar or Panthera onza is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only Panthera species found in the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

 

The Postal Administration of Belize has issued two of the First Day Cover along with the issuance of WWF stamp set features Jaguar or Panthera onza on December 09, 1983. One of the  WWF cover sealed with four stamp and the other one of the WWF cover sealed with a souvenir sheet. The both of local WWF cover have  a specific post mark depicted Jaguar.  

 

Jaguar’s  present range extends from Mexico, through Central America and into South America, including much of Amazonian Brazil. The countries included in this range are Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica , Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, the United States and Venezuela.

This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioral and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. While dense rainforest is its preferred habitat, the jaguar will range across a variety of forested and open terrains. It is strongly associated with the presence of water and is notable, along with the tiger, as a feline that enjoys swimming.

Ferruginous Duck of Azerbaijan

The Postal Administration of Azerbaijan has issued  the stamp set of  WWF series which  consist of four single stamps  feature  the Ferruginous Duck or Aythya nyroca on May 05, 2000. 

Along with this issuance  the local WWF cover as the First Day Cover also issued. The cover has image of this species on the left-side and special post mark depicted  Aythya nyroca.

The Ferruginous Duck , also Ferruginous Pochard (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia. The species is known colloquially by birders as "Fudge Duck". It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

 

Their breeding habitat is marshes and lakes with a meter or more water depth. These ducks breed in southern and eastern Europe and southern and western Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and winter farther south and into north Africa.