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Binomial name. Oryx leucoryx. (Pallas, 1777) The Arabian oryx or white oryx (Oryx leucoryx) is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder bump, long, straight horns, and a tufted tail. [2] It is a bovid, and the smallest member of the genus Oryx, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
The Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx), also called the white oryx, was extinct in the wild as of 1972, [1] but was reintroduced to the wild starting in 1982. [2] Initial reintroduction was primarily from two herds: the "World Herd" originally started at the Phoenix Zoo in 1963 from only nine oryx [3] and the Saudi Arabian herd started in 1986 from ...
Arabian Oryx Sanctuary. In 2007, Oman's Arabian Oryx Sanctuary was the first site to be removed from UNESCO's World Heritage List. [4] The sanctuary had become a World Heritage Site in 1994. Poaching and habitat degradation had nearly wiped out the oryx population. The delisting was done in reaction to the government's decision to reduce the ...
Arabian oryx. The Arabian oryx (Arabic: المها العربي) is the national animal of Jordan. The Arabian oryx is a medium-sized antelope with a distinct shoulder hump, long straight horns, and a tufted tail. It is a bovid, and the smallest member of oryx genus, native to desert and steppe areas of the Arabian Peninsula.
Arabian oryx, the national animal of Qatar. The wildlife of Qatar includes the peninsula's flora and fauna and their natural habitats. The country's terrestrial wildlife includes numerous small nocturnal mammals, a number of reptiles which mainly consist of lizard species, and arthropods. Aquatic animals primarily include fish, shrimp and pearl ...
National animals of the Levant: Arabian oryx (), Mountain gazelle and Hoopoe (), Striped hyena (), Palestine sunbird (), and Saker falcon ().. Wildlife in 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, Shaam, or Greater Syria.
Jiddat al-Harasis (Jiddat-il-Harasiis) is a stony desert in south-central Oman, separating northern Oman from Dhufar. [1] The largest strewn field of meteorites in the country is situated here. [2] Over 160 bird species, including the endangered houbara bustard, are found here, as well as Arabian oryx and Arabian gazelle. [1]
654. Delisted. 2007. The Wildlife Reserve in Al Wusta, formerly the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary, is a nature reserve in the Omani Central Desert and Coastal Hills. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, but became the first site to be removed from the World Heritage list in 2007. [1]