Even so, Rub’ al-Khali was once home to large populations of Arabian oryx, Arabian sand gazelles, and ostriches. All three species became locally extinct due to hunting, off-road driving ...

In 2022, the sanctuary welcomed a group of animals including ibex, sand gazelles, mountain gazelles, and the Arabian oryx, an antelope that hadn't walked NEOM's sands for over a century.

Abu Dhabi - The Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Arabian Oryx Reintroduction Programme was launched in 2007 with the aim to provide large sanctuaries within the areas they lived in the past. More than a ...

Historically, the Arabian oryx roamed in the Nafud and the Empty Quarter (Al Rub’ Al Khali). The northern Nafud population ranged over the entire northern shield of the Arabian Peninsula ...

From the Palestinian sunbird to the Arabian oryx, we take a look at some of the animals chosen by countries in the region to represent them as their national mascots The Palestine sunbird was ...

Some 134 mammals of four different Threatened species have been released at the NEOM Nature Reserve in Saudia Arabia, as part of a large-scale rewilding effort in the country. The National Center for ...

Discover the status of endangered species in the MENA region, including the Arabian oryx, Arabian leopard, and houbara ...