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In 1986, the Arabian oryx was classified as endangered on the IUCN Red List, and in 2011, it was the first animal to revert to vulnerable status after previously being listed as extinct in the wild. It is listed in CITES Appendix I. In 2016, populations were estimated at 1,220 individuals in the wild, including 850 mature individuals, and 6,000 ...
Arabian oryx (national animal) Oryx leucoryx [51] Saint Kitts and Nevis: Brown pelican (national bird) Pelecanus occidentalis [52] Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia amazon (national bird) Amazona versicolor [53] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent amazon (national bird) Amazona guildingii [54] Saudi Arabia: Arabian camel (national animal ...
In 1986, as a result of the reintroduction efforts, the IUCN re-listed the Arabian oryx from extinct in the wild to endangered. By 2009, the Arabian oryx was protected by law in all areas where it appears. In June 2011, the Arabian oryx was re-listed as vulnerable by the IUCN Red List. The IUCN estimates there are more than 1000 Arabian oryx in ...
National animals of the Levant: Arabian oryx (Jordan), mountain gazelle and hoopoe (), striped hyena (Lebanon), Palestine sunbird (Palestine), and saker falcon (Syria). The wildlife of the Levant encompasses all types of wild plants and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fresh and saltwater fish, and invertebrates, that inhabit the region historically known as the Levant ...
The central section of Oman has vast stretches of gravelly desert with very little vegetation. The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary was set up here to aid in the conservation of the Arabian oryx, and it is also a refuge for the sand gazelle, the mountain gazelle, the Nubian ibex, the honey badger, the red fox, the caracal, the sand cat and the Arabian ...
Larger terrestrial mammals such as the Arabian oryx and Arabian gazelle are protected and are held in nature reserves. [3] The Arabian gazelle is the only native gazelle species to Qatar and is locally referred to as the rheem. [4] Qatar's largest mammal is the dugong. Large numbers of dugong appear north of the peninsula's shores. [5]
In coordination with the Municipality of Al Dhafra Region and under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, "the representative of the ruler in the Al Dhafra region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Authority in Abu Dhabi," the Environment Agency issued a new group of "Arabian Oryx" in the ...
Arabian oryx. Hunting is a traditional sport in Jordan, and in the 1930s, the Arabian oryx was hunted to extinction in the country. Three species of gazelle, the dorcas, goitered and mountain gazelles, were also hunted and greatly reduced in numbers. In 1973, legislation was enacted to control hunting, with a closed season being introduced and ...