Oryx Gazell Anamibia

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/6792/613pxoryxgazellanamibia.jpg (http://img825.imageshack.us/i/613pxoryxgazellanamibia.jpg/)

Arabian Oryx

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/83/002636848806.jpg (http://img705.imageshack.us/i/002636848806.jpg/)

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5654/arabianoryx.jpg (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/arabianoryx.jpg/)

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/4696/amhoryx.jpg (http://img856.imageshack.us/i/amhoryx.jpg/)

Sand Gazelle (Reem)

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4240/sandgazelle.jpg (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/sandgazelle.jpg/)

Mountain Gazelle

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/8559/mountaingazelle.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/mountaingazelle.jpg/)

Goitered Gazelle

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7125/goiteredgazelle.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/goiteredgazelle.jpg/)

Nubian Ibex

http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/1186/nubianibex.jpg (http://img825.imageshack.us/i/nubianibex.jpg/)

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3776/nubianibex1.jpg (http://img828.imageshack.us/i/nubianibex1.jpg/)

Farasan Gazelle

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6/farasangazelle.jpg (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/farasangazelle.jpg/)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/2323/4518211913f2a1506846z.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/i/4518211913f2a1506846z.jpg/)

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/410/4518212415dee80acb6dz.jpg (http://img853.imageshack.us/i/4518212415dee80acb6dz.jpg/)

Arabian Camel

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/8669/336066741b3354617dfz.jpg (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/336066741b3354617dfz.jpg/)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8788/28576612996d82ffec96z.jpg (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/28576612996d82ffec96z.jpg/)

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6810/285849116613fa572eafz.jpg (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/285849116613fa572eafz.jpg/)

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/8973/726615121157.jpg (http://img829.imageshack.us/i/726615121157.jpg/)

http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/5933/2071229998264b0a2931z.jpg (http://img837.imageshack.us/i/2071229998264b0a2931z.jpg/)

Syrian Onager

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/4530/syrianonagersaudi.jpg (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/syrianonagersaudi.jpg/)

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3726/wildassmale.jpg (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/wildassmale.jpg/)

White Tailed Mongoose

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/2229/whitetailedmongoose.jpg (http://img839.imageshack.us/i/whitetailedmongoose.jpg/)

wildcat

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/5066/africanwildcat.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/i/africanwildcat.jpg/)

caracal

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1285/lynxinthewildcaracal.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/lynxinthewildcaracal.jpg/)

Lesser Kudu (found in East Africa and (possibly) the southern Arabian Peninsula)

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/9235/lesserkudu.jpg (http://img593.imageshack.us/i/lesserkudu.jpg/)

genet

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/3162/genet.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/genet.jpg/)

Honey Badger

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/75/honeybadger.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/honeybadger.jpg/)

Cape Hare

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7580/capehare.jpg (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/capehare.jpg/)

Arabian Leopard

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/4360/arabianleopard.jpg (http://img853.imageshack.us/i/arabianleopard.jpg/)

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2631/spencerhodgearabianleop.jpg (http://img835.imageshack.us/i/spencerhodgearabianleop.jpg/)

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7462/093771.jpg (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/093771.jpg/)

Arabian Wolf

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1152/arabianwolf.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/arabianwolf.jpg/)

Golden Jackal

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/2362/goldenjackal.jpg (http://img834.imageshack.us/i/goldenjackal.jpg/)

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6416/goldenjackal1.jpg (http://img577.imageshack.us/i/goldenjackal1.jpg/)

Blanford's Fox

http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/9151/sfox.jpg (http://img856.imageshack.us/i/sfox.jpg/)

Rüppell's Fox

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9151/sfox.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/sfox.jpg/)

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/218/tha3abaf3ane.jpg (http://img860.imageshack.us/i/tha3abaf3ane.jpg/)

Fennec Fox

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3158/fennecfox.jpg (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/fennecfox.jpg/)

Striped Hyena

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1863/stripedhyena.jpg (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/stripedhyena.jpg/)

WOW!! nice for the informative thread
keeeeeep it going :applause:

Veiled Chameleon

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1198/veiledchameleon.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/veiledchameleon.jpg/)

Ostrich

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9343/294083.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/i/294083.jpg/)

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7141/autruchedafriqueluca1g.jpg (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/autruchedafriqueluca1g.jpg/)

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6191/mk10587img6954.jpg (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/mk10587img6954.jpg/)

http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2654/ostrichescapepointcropp.jpg (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/ostrichescapepointcropp.jpg/)

Flamengo

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/7733/flamengoeastsaudi.jpg (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/flamengoeastsaudi.jpg/)

Hoopoe

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3969/134556626825e0a533ccz.jpg (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/134556626825e0a533ccz.jpg/)

WOW!! nice for the informative thread
keeeeeep it going :applause:

thanks Rody.. I'll try my best :).

Great idea Joker! :)
I love the pics and I'm waiting for more. :)


Btw - I think the thread's name should be something like Wild Saudi Arabia or Saudi Wilderness.

Are ostriches native to Arabia?

Are ostriches native to Arabia?

actualy not "which in the photos".. but there was a type called the Arabian Ostriche is an extinct subspecies, last seen was at 1918. "not from long time" :ohno:

oh, well then isn't the arabian leopard extinct too?

^^ no .. it's classified as Critically Endangered since 1996, but still and it is native to the Arabian Peninsula.

AMAZING TOPIC, I salute JOKER07 for such informative posts, more than half the animals showing in the first two posts are completely new to me!!!

keep up the great work:applause: <<I can't remember using the "applause" before this time and you deserve it!

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btw I want one of those "Fennec Fox" as a pet in my apartment he is so cuuute :happy:

AMAZING TOPIC, I salute JOKER07 for such informative posts, more than half the animals showing in the first two posts are completely new to me!!!

keep up the great work:applause: <<I can't remember using the "applause" before this time and you deserve it!

thanks man, i'm glad that you guys liked the thread :).

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btw I want one of those "Fennec Fox" as a pet in my apartment he is so cuuute :happy:

may be we can arrange it some time. :lol:
but don't trust it, it is a Fox. :tongue2:

Thanks JOKER07 for this unique & informative thread...

JOKER07 you are amazing! It will be even more interesting if you posted insects and snakes!

Brandt's Hedgehog

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/883/shedgehog.jpg (http://img844.imageshack.us/i/shedgehog.jpg/)

Desert Hedgehog

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7308/deserthedgehog.jpg (http://img854.imageshack.us/i/deserthedgehog.jpg/)

Long-eared Hedgehog

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/8494/longearedhedgehog.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/longearedhedgehog.jpg/)

Desert Monitor

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/5212/desertmonitor.jpg (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/desertmonitor.jpg/)

The Yemen Monitor

http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/9373/theyemenmonitor.jpg (http://img863.imageshack.us/i/theyemenmonitor.jpg/)

Good photos and thread Joker07-
Are the first few photos of Gazelle etc are taken in KSA??

Thanks JOKER, nice thread:)

here is a video for all over the Arabian Peninsula, Enjoy :)

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love my homeland
love you Arabia :)

thank you JOKER07 :)

I think this belongs here now :)

Amazing is not enough of a word!

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~ Brought to you by Olive touch. :)

^^ great video bro.,
but do you've any idea if the whole video has already released by National Geographic ch or not yet.

Rock Hyrax

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/2627/rockhyrax.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/600/rockhyrax.jpg/)

Arabian Hare

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5516/arabianhare.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/543/arabianhare.jpg/)

Hamadryas Baboon

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6904/hamadryasbaboon.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/hamadryasbaboon.jpg/)

Red Fox

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/1762/redfox.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/redfox.jpg/)

Striped Hyena

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1863/stripedhyena.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/200/stripedhyena.jpg/)

Acanthodactylus Schmidt

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8812/acanthodactylusschmidt.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/12/acanthodactylusschmidt.jpg/)

Arabian worm lizard (has different shape from other lizards)

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8804/arabianwormlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/5/arabianwormlizard.jpg/)

Arnold's Finger-fingered Lizard

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4900/sfingerfingeredlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/571/sfingerfingeredlizard.jpg/)

Bosk's Fringe-fingered lizard

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/1806/sfringefingeredlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/69/sfringefingeredlizard.jpg/)

Hadramawt Sand Lizard

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6131/hadramawtsandlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/508/hadramawtsandlizard.jpg/)

Short-nosed Desert Lizard

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1165/shortnoseddesertlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/shortnoseddesertlizard.jpg/)

Small-spotted Lizard

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/1294/smallspottedlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/802/smallspottedlizard.jpg/)

Tilbury's Finger-fingered Lizard

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/4900/sfingerfingeredlizard.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/sfingerfingeredlizard.jpg/)

from the website of saudi wild-life.

When I was in Saudi Arabia in 2009, in Medinah, there was a lizzard on the wall.
:D
We see lizzards quite rarely here in Romania, in the wilderness, in extreme cases thet can enter our homes. But on the wall ??? :D

Do you have any clues, which species might have been ?

Shukran lekum.

^^ Must've been a gecko (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_house_gecko).

Yeah, yeah, that's it ! :D
P.S. How fast you were...I was expecting to be answered in 2-3 days time. :)

Yes gecko, and also available in different colors :)
It's from the family of lizards, but small.

Yes gecko, and also available in different colors :)

:) I don't remind the colour, I was only afraid he would fell in my food :D

Are you a gecko trafficker ?:D Your sentence looks like 'Buy 2 get one free! Available in different colors!' :D
P.S. Thanks for your immediate answers, I appreciate this. :banana:
P.P.S. My name is actually Qadr (Qaf-Dal-Ra), this is just the Romanian spelling.

^^ that sound so weird. lmao.

Usually dark colors and yellow, but that still many :)

Are you a gecko trafficker ?:D Your sentence looks like 'Buy 2 get one free! Available in different colors!' :D
.

that's really made me laugh lol :D

:laugh:

Camel Spider

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3379/spider9.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/2897/sunscorpion786600x450.jpg

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^^
scary ,,
really scary

Oh....this thread's a disappointment. Where are the pictures of Saudis getting wild and crazy? :D

^^
haha ,, we never do that ,,,
we're a divine nation :lol: :nuts:

last Arabian lion was killed in north Saudi Arabia 1923

http://www.raden-saleh.org/enarablionhorse.jpg

Saudi Gazelle
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Gazelle)
declared to be extinct in 2008 :ohno:


http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Gazella%20saudiya.jpg

Arabian Leopard
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Leopard)
critically endangered


http://www.alshindagah.com/julaug2005/leopard.jpg

النيص " الشيهم "
Indian Crested . (endangered)

http://www.albrari.com/vb/uploaded/20845_31245260142.jpg

الضربان - Mellivera capensis

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/4223748ca8.jpg

http://www.mekshat.com/pix/upload/images5/mk5247_tasso_m.jpg

cAyyl0DU640&feature=channel_video_title

Are there any rehabilitation programs, for example for the gazelle ?
Maybe there are some in zoos and gardens, can't they bread them and release them into the wild ? It would be helpful for the local economy.

there are some progrms including gazelle,
the video is about propagation program of "oryx" and realesing them to the wild.
also they were talking about the difficulties which they're facing in the program, like they were growing up in closed environment or areas like zoos.
i hope that i can see many of them in the wild soon.

awesome thread :D
the spider camel thing is ewwwwwwwwwww i didn't know such thing can be found here in saudi

i have some nice photos of the Arabian horses
http://i3.makcdn.com/userFiles/a/a/aalfituri/images/017.jpg
http://pictures.msharkat.com/u/image-45641.jpg
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/18_Foto_20090606112452_9.jpg?562282
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/18_Foto_20090606112508_10.jpg?562282
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/14_Foto_20090605175905_13.jpg?177517
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/23_Foto_20090605172909_7.jpg?987499
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/32_Foto_20090605171320_10.jpg?706615
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/12_Foto_20090604181937_10.jpg?739956
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/73_Foto_20091028092539_3.jpg?55339
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/73_Foto_20091028092507_1.jpg?55339
http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/24_Foto_20090605092801_10.jpg?758968

try this website :)

http://www.northwestwildlifeonline.com/Saudi%20Arabian%20Mammals.htm


from the website

http://www.northwestwildlifeonline.com/BossBabbon1cmp.JPG

http://www.northwestwildlifeonline.com/unk%20pair1cmp.JPG

http://www.northwestwildlifeonline.com/Gecko%20Head2%20cmp.JPG

http://www.northwestwildlifeonline.com/RedVelvetMite1cmp.jpg

awesome thread :D
the spider camel thing is ewwwwwwwwwww i didn't know such thing can be found here in saudi

i have some nice photos of the Arabian horses

http://pictures.msharkat.com/u/image-45641.jpg

http://www.alfalastud.com/Uploads/Horses/Gallery/Big/18_Foto_20090606112508_10.jpg?562282


beautiful

A grain of hope in the desert

http://www.goumbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Arabian_Oryx_Sir_Bani_Yas.jpg

http://www.iucnredlist.org/images/news/arabian_oryx_david_mallon_36403_rzA_0_180.jpg

http://static.zsl.org/images/width130/oryx-moon-2175.jpg


The regal Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx), which was hunted to near extinction, is now facing a more secure future according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. Its wild population now stands at 1,000 individuals.

“To have brought the Arabian Oryx back from the brink of extinction is a major feat and a true conservation success story, one which we hope will be repeated many times over for other threatened species,” says Ms Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Director General of the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi. “It is a classic example of how data from the IUCN Red List can feed into on-the-ground conservation action to deliver tangible and successful results.”

The Arabian Oryx, a species of antelope found only on the Arabian Peninsula, is locally known as Al Maha. It is believed the last wild individual was shot in 1972. This year, thanks to successful captive breeding and re-introduction efforts, the oryx has finally qualified for a move from the Endangered category to Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List—the first time that a species that was once Extinct in the Wild has improved by three categories.

Although we are achieving successes, there are some alarming new findings. Of the 19 species of amphibian (frogs, toads and salamanders) that have been added to the IUCN Red List this year, eight are listed as Critically Endangered, including Atelopus patazensis, a species of harlequin toad from Peru, and Dendrotriton chujorum, a dwarf species of salamander from Guatemala. Amphibians remain one of the most threatened species groups with an estimated 41% at risk of extinction; the main threats they face include habitat loss, pollution, disease and invasive species.

In the case of New Caledonia’s endemic reptiles, which have been assessed for the first time, two thirds (67%) of species within this group for which we have sufficient data are at risk of extinction. Many of these reptiles are threatened by ongoing habitat loss and fragmentation as New Caledonia’s nickel mining industry continues to expand. This is compounded by the effects of introduced species; for example, deer and pigs damage remaining available habitat, and fire ants, which are invasive alien species, decimate lizard populations, leading to localized extinctions.

“The key to halting the extinction crisis is to target efforts towards eradicating the major threats faced by species and their environment; only then can their future be secured. The IUCN Red List acts as a gateway to such efforts, by providing decision makers with a goldmine of information not only on the current status of the species, but also on existing threats and the conservation actions required,” says Simon Stuart, Chair of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission.

A further new addition to the IUCN Red List is the recently discovered primate Wallace’s Tarsier (Tarsius wallacei). This forest-dwelling species was first described in 2010, and is found in just two small areas of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Unlike its cousin the Siau Island Tarsier (Tarsius tumpara), also new on the IUCN Red List this year and classified as Critically Endangered, Wallace’s Tarsier has been listed as Data Deficient. Species are classified as Data Deficient when not enough information is known to assign them to another category.

An assessment of all 248 lobster species has been completed, with 35% being classified as Data Deficient, including the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus). This species shows decreasing populations as a result of over-exploitation, but unfortunately very little else is known about it. An estimated 1.2 billion people worldwide rely on marine species for food and livelihoods, so obtaining reliable information on catch levels is essential.

“It is extremely important that we keep pushing forward with surveys of little-known species, as without adequate data, we cannot determine their risk of extinction and therefore cannot develop or implement effective conservation actions which could prevent the species from disappearing altogether,” says Jane Smart, Director, IUCN’s Global Species Programme.

Biodiversity loss is one of the world’s most pressing crises, with many species declining to critically low levels. Numerous extinctions are taking place unnoticed, and the number of species classified as Critically Endangered (those at most severe risk of becoming extinct) is increasing. Estimations from the IUCN Red List indicate that extinctions are happening at anywhere from 100 to 1,000 times the ‘background’ or natural rate. The causes are many, including habitat destruction, land conversion for agriculture and development, climate change, pollution, illegal wildlife trade, and the spread of invasive species.

“Conservation does work and species can recover, as shown in the case of the Arabian Oryx. Using data from the IUCN Red List, an opportunity exists for governments and society to guide conservation programmes to put the brakes on species extinctions,” says Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN’s Director General.


http://www.goumbook.com/10859/a-grain-of-hope-in-the-desert/

The Dugong

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4711/190315mid.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/190315mid.jpg/)

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/9630/thedugong.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/845/thedugong.jpg/)

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Bottle Nosed Dolphin

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/3203/bottlenoseddolphin.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/851/bottlenoseddolphin.jpg/)

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6027/bottlenoseddolphin1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/695/bottlenoseddolphin1.jpg/)

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/1589/bottlenoseddolphin2.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/bottlenoseddolphin2.jpg/)

False Killer Whales

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/1296/falsekillerwhales.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/falsekillerwhales.jpg/)

Finless Porpoises

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/7603/finlessporpoises.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/finlessporpoises.jpg/)

Risso's dolphin

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/3653/sdolphin.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/813/sdolphin.jpg/)

Rough Toothed Dolphin

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/874/roughtootheddolphin.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/28/roughtootheddolphin.jpg/)

Pantropical Spotted Dolphin

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/9166/pantropicalspotteddolph.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/850/pantropicalspotteddolph.jpg/)

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/139/pantropicalspotteddolphz.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/pantropicalspotteddolphz.jpg/)

Plumbeus Dolphin

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/6718/plumbeusdolphin.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/plumbeusdolphin.jpg/)

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4445/plumbeusdolphin1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/190/plumbeusdolphin1.jpg/)

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aww the finless something is awesome!

ولادة شبلين للنمور العربية النادرة.. في الطائف
two cubs of arabian leopard are born in Taif

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8061/028044101803.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/6/028044101803.jpg/)

الرياض - راشد السكران


نجح المركز الوطني لأبحاث الحياة الفطرية بالطائف التابع للهيئة السعودية للحياة الفطرية في إكثار النمور العربية النادرة والمهددة بالانقراض وحصل هذا الصيف 2011م على شبلين جديدين من النمور العربية.

وبهذه المناسبة صرح صاحب السمو الأمير بندر بن سعود بن محمد الأمين العام للهيئة السعودية للحياة الفطرية أن برنامج إكثار النمور العربية النادرة والمهددة بالانقراض هو أحد البرامج الرئيسية في المركز الوطني لأبحاث الحياة الفطرية بالطائف والذي يستهدف المحافظة عليها. وأشار سموه الى أن الهيئة قد اعتمدت الاستراتيجية الوطنية المستندة على الاستراتيجية الإقليمية للمحافظة على النمور العربية التي تقدر أعدادها في مناطق توزيعها الجغرافي بالمناطق الجبيلة من الجزيرة العربية بما لا يتجاوز 200 نمر في أعلى تقدير كما تقوم الهيئة بتثبيت كاميرات المراقبة في المناطق الجبلية وكذلك استقطاب الخبرات الدولية للمشاركة في الدراسات الحقلية التي تجريها على بيئات النمور العربية في المملكة.

وأوضح سموه أنه بدعم من حكومة خادم الحرمين الشريفين وولي عهده الأمين وسمو النائب الثاني يحفظهم الله ستستكمل الهيئة خلال الخمس سنوات القادمة بمشيئة الله تنفيذ البنى التحتية لبرامج الإكثار والدراسات الحقلية وبرامج التوعية البيئية للمحافظة على النمور العربية .

يشار الى أن المركز الوطني لأبحاث الحياة الفطرية بالطائف قد نجح خلال الثلاث سنوات الماضية في استيلاد 8 أشبال من النمور العربية النادرة والمهددة بالانقراض.

source: http://www.alriyadh.com/2011/07/06/article648043.html

^^ WOW ! I'm so pleased to read this this .
Arabian leopards are very rare and to see this picture of the cubs and to know that they're not extent brings great joy to my heart .

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/8061/028044101803.jpg


Aww I so wanna cuddle those cute fangy fugly cuties! :hug: