Despite the opposition of the organization for the protection of the environment, the construction of a part of the Shiraz-Busher highway continues in the protected area of "Ku Galat and Tang Serah"; A project that endangers the ecological continuity of the habitat of rare species of animals such as the tiger, caracal, larstan elk and Shiraz elk and threatens a main corridor of clean air entering the city of Shiraz.
The mountainous area of Mount Kelat and Tangsarch in an area of over 13 thousand dunams has been upgraded to a protected area through the efforts of local people and environmental activists. Even so, some county officials insist on passing the road through this pristine habitat, regardless of experts' warnings.
Jaafar Kadri, a representative of Shiraz and Zarahan in the parliament, claimed that the project budget was approved in 2008 and before the official registration of this area, denied the existence of wild animals in this area and said: "We believe that there are no animals in Kelat and Batang Serah. This is while the officials of the Office for the Protection and Management of Wildlife emphasize that crossing the highway will divide this precious habitat into two halves and cause irreversible environmental damage.