Arabian Oryx

The General Secretariat for the Conservation of the Arabian Oryx has been established in 2001 as a regional initiative aimed at coordinating and unifying the Arabian Oryx conservation efforts in the Arabian Peninsula. Hence, it's an honor for the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi to host the General Secretariat to preserve the Arabian Oryx as confirma... tion and commitment of the government of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to support all initiatives aimingto returning back the Arabian Oryx to its homeland among free, sustainable groups and in harmony with local communities. In spite of the challenges faced by such initiatives and efforts to safeguard the Arabian Oryx in the region, there is at the same time a lot of opportunities for cooperation and teamwork in the areas of breeding in captivity, reintroduction and release into the wild, in addition to building national capacities and competenciesand the exchange of experiences and information among specialists in the range States. From this standpoint, let us recall together international recognition of the unique success achieved by the range States through the decision of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2011 to minimize degree of threat facing the Arabic Oryx by lowering its category of threat from "Endangered" to "Vulnerable". The significance of the website of the General Secretariat for the Conservation of the Arabian Oryx lies in establishing the continuity of communication between the General Secretariat and its strategic partners in the range States on the one hand, as well as researchers and specialists and the general public interested in the issues of the Arabian Oryx in the region on the other hand. However,we take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to allconcerned the conservation of the Arabian Oryx in the range States on their cooperation with the General Secretariat for the Conservation of the Arabian Oryx during the preparation of this website and enriched the information and data ...Read More