AMMAN — From facing extinction to earning a place in the Guinness Book for the largest flock in the mid-90’s, the Arabian Oryx made a remarkable comeback in Shaumari Wildlife Reserve in Jordan. The 22 ...

It is hoped that putting the most important herbivore back into the habitat will help the entire ecosystem to function better. Environmental Agency—Abu Dhabi (EAD) In a first attempt to restore a ...

The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) recently completed a successful project in Jordan, transferring 20 Arabian Oryx to the Shumari Wildlife Reserve. The project is part of the Sheikh Mohamed Bin ...

Freshwater has become a scarce resource globally, especially in arid regions like the Middle East. Abu Dhabi uses solar-powered desalination plants to restore habitat for reintroducing Arabian oryx.

01 May 2008 AMMAN - The Arabian oryx is expected back in its natural habitat in Wadi Rum next year, thanks to a pioneering project to reintroduce the internationally endangered species to be again ...

Ninety-eight Arabian oryxes have been released into the desert of the United Arab Emirates in an attempt to reintroduce the creature to its natural habitat after 40 years of extinction in the Persian ...

Abu Dhabi, 28th March 2012 (WAM) -- Tourism and Development & Investment Company (TDIC), master developer of Desert Islands and Qasr Al Sarab, and Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) have taken 15 ...

As many as 25 Scimitar Horned Oryx (SHO) have been reintroduced to their natural habitat in Chad, as part of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Government of Chad initiative. This ...

N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - Lehigh Valley Zoo, along with Lehigh Valley Health Network, welcomed a scimitar-horned oryx calf on Aug. 4, according to a news release from the zoo. The calf born to mom ...

This is the second group to be returned to the wild since the species was listed as Extinct in the Wild on the IUCN Red List in 2000. Eight female and six male scimitar-horned oryx were released on ...

A scimitar-horned oryx – a species that was once extinct in the wild – has been born at the Lehigh Valley Zoo at Schnecksville. The female oryx was born January 29 to parents Donner and Tik-Tok, and ...