After the extinction of the national animal of Jordan in 1970s, Arabian oryx was again reintroduced in the wild in the year 1980.
This species is a desert antelope that is highly adapted to its harsh desert environment. Arabian oryx conservation efforts in Jordan started in 1978 when 11 oryx were released into Shaumari Reserve. The species is found in steppe and desert areas around the Arabian Peninsula.
The reserve also is home to desert gazelles, striped hyenas, jackals, wolves, foxes and wide array of … Abu Dhabi: Arabian Oryx are to be released in Shumari Wildlife Reserve in Jordan, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced on Wednesday. The medium-sized antelope has a slight shoulder bump, a tufted tail, and long straight horns. The Arabian Oryx is Jordan's national animal. During the extinction period, the Arabian oryx had been preserved in zoos by the Jordan administration.Jordan’s national animal is a subspecies of the gazelle family which is able to survive in desert environments. Eljarah AH(1), Al-Zghoul MB, Jawasreh K, Ismail ZA, Ababneh MM, Elhalah AN, Alsumadi MM. Arabian oryx have a number of strategies to help them cope with desert conditions, including being able to let their body temperature drastically increase, as well as concentrating their urine and removing moisture from their feces. This herd provided the stock, which is used for reintroduction programs all over the Arabian Peninsula, including Jordan.
The convertible cruises into the wilderness, bushes, shrubs and herbs cover the land of the 22-square kilometer reserve. By the 1970s, the Arabian Oryx was extinct in the wild in the whole Arabian Peninsula.
Shaumari Wildlife Reserve is home to the critically endangered Arabian Oryx and Persian Onager. The Arabian oryx is amongst the largest desert mammals of the Arab region and throughout history has been an important aspect of its heritage.
The animal went extinct in Jordan in the 1920s. After much success reintroducing the animal, it has since provided a haven to other precious species, including gazelles, jackals, red foxes, hyena, wilcats, ostriches and Imperial eagles. The Arabian oryx returns to Jordan WADI RUM, JORDAN // The oryx are at first a little shy about leaving their fenced-in area in the middle of Wadi Rum. AMMAN — The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) have signed a memorandum of understanding to release a herd of Arabian Oryx into Jordan’s Shaumari Wildlife Reserve (SWR), according to a RSCN statement on Monday.Under the agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi-held 10th World Urban Forum by RSCN General The national animal of Jordan is the Arabian oryx. Arabian oryx were extirpated in Jordan in the 1930s due to several factors including hunting and trapping. These animals served as the foundation of an international breeding effort and for reintroductions into the wild in Oman in 1982, Jordan in 1983, and central Saudi Arabia in 1990. Some of the last animals were captured for a ‘world herd’ with animals from the royal collections from Abu Dhabi, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Another reintroduction programme in southern Jordan’s Wadi Rum began in 2002. Author information: (1)Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan. Female reproductive tract anatomy of the endangered Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) in Jordan. Once extinct in the wild, it once again inhabits the dry Arabian Peninsula. The goal: See the rich wildlife that is home to one of Jordan’s most precious treasures, the Arabian oryx. When the weather is hottest, oryx will spend most of the day sheltering in shade and then forage for food at night.