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Arabian OryxArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.html
24 hours in Dubai - Sep 26, 2008 Globe and Mail,...rooms with private pools, full-service spa and complimentary falconry lessons, Al Maha boasts a sanctuary for endangered wildlife like the Arabian oryx. New Technology to Rescue Endangered Animals - Sep 23, 2008 Khaleej Times,...in Oman has indicated concerns that private collectors and hunters from the UAE are harming population of the Arabian Leopard and the Arabian Oryx. Desert dreams - Sep 11, 2008 XPRESS,Its Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve is home to the Arabian oryx, one of the rarest animals on the planet.â€? Such an honour is reserved only for the best, Zayed vision: Transforming desert into green haven - Sep 20, 2008 GulfNews,Under his directives, breeding programmes in Al Ain Zoo helped increase the number of the Arabian oryx from four in the 1960s to its present number of 2500. If you can check it, American probably has a fee for it - Sep 7, 2008 Seattle Times,Endangered Arabian oryx? More important, why exactly isn't the decomposing head of a deer or moose considered carrion luggage? Cost: $100. Captive breeding proposed for Palmyra's Northern Bald Ibis - Sep 17, 2008 BirdLife International,...using adapted compounds that were previously used for captive breeding of Arabian Oryx (a Critically Endangered species of antelope). New greenfield airports to spur economic growth in regions - Sep 9, 2008 Zawya,The project will enable rapid communication links with the desert heartland of the Sultanate, which is home to the world-renowned Arabian Oryx reserve and Early Casualties of the Industry - Aug 11, 2008 Washington Post,...to delete from its list of World Heritage sites Oman's more than 10000-square-mile sanctuary for the endangered Arabian oryx, a long-horned antelope. Capital's 'Florist of Arabia' is honoured for botanical work - Jul 26, 2008 Scotsman,The ornate centrepiece is a model of the head of an Arabian Oryx, a species of antelope saved from extinction and now increasing in numbers, Exhibition on nature in Oman - Aug 4, 2008 Khaleej Times,The exhibition will focus on the following four main components of the country’s environment conservation efforts: the Arabian Oryx project in the Wusta Commentary | Airlines charge for the darnedest things - Aug 10, 2008 MiamiHerald.com,Endangered Arabian Oryx? More importantly, why exactly isn't the decomposing head of a deer or moose considered carrion luggage? Cost: $100. Tourist Guide - Jul 30, 2008 مكتشÙ? الاردن,...of Nature to reintroduce animals that had become extinct in the region, such as the Arabian oryx (an antelope species), ostriches and gazelle. Dubai reserve teems with wildlife - Apr 22, 2008 Vancouver Sun,Less than an hour's drive from Dubai, that city on steroids, is a magical oasis, where desert animals thrive and have no fear of man. Emirates Wildlife Society Invites Dubai to share its environment ... - Mar 27, 2008 AME Info,Thanks to 'Operation Oryx' the Arabian Oryx was saved from extinction. WWF was born into this world in 1961. It was the product of a deep concern held by a 48 New Rooms for the Sohar Beach by Swiss-Belhotel - Mar 27, 2008 ASIATravelTips.com,...(including more than 500 forts, castles and towers), as well as nature reserves (including Ra’s Hadd Turtle Reserve and The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary). Uninterrupted desert dreams - Feb 6, 2008 Emirates Business 24/7,Sandstone floors and hand-plastered walls, Arabian oryx and mountain gazelles moving across the landscapes and colourfully bridled camels go hand-in-hand $1bn dream will bring lions to your doorstep - Jan 24, 2008 Emirates Business 24/7,If people see the Arabian oryx every day, they will understand it or want to know more about it. “It is all about familiarity. So many children are either Oman steps out of the shade - Jan 26, 2008 ic Wales,...flora and fauna at the very centre of government policy, protecting and preserving, for example, the Arabian Oryx and marine turtles. Scimitar oryx is back from the brink - Nov 4, 2007 Gulf News,In April the zoo, operating under the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, released a number of Arabian Oryx to their natural habitat as part of its reintroduction Umm Saud: Forever a part of Kuwait - Nov 9, 2007 Kuwait Times,Saudi Arabian King Abd Al-Aziz once gave Dame Violet an Arabian Oryx (now extinct in the wild) which she kept as a pet. Col Dickson wrote a book entitled, Proposed Bridge Endangers Dresden Elbe Valley's World Heritage Status - Nov 15, 2007 AHNThe Arabian Oryx Sanctuary of Oman is the only site that has been de-listed from the World Heritage List. It was removed last July because Oman failed to World Heritage Site in Germany May Be De-Listed If Bridge is Built - Nov 14, 2007 NewsBlaze,That was the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary of Oman, which was removed in July this year because of the country's failure to meet what the Committee said were its Uncovering our world - 22 Oct 2007 Gulf News,In the UAE, the most endangered animals are the Arabian Tahr, the Arabian Leopard and Arabian Oryx. "We need to understand that due to the development rate, Paquita Machris, 95; big-game hunter, conservationist - Oct 17, 2007 Los Angeles Times,...noted that Machris' safari club "was instrumental in relocating and preserving a herd of Arabian oryx when only 35 existed in the world. Oman - the serene gem of the Gulf region - Oct 11, 2007 Sur,They include the white Arabian oryx, military emblems and the traditional long-spouted coffee pot. The capital is a prime example of intelligent and Joint campaign to raise ecological awareness - Sep 27, 2007 Gulf News,...for which conservation measures will have a greater impact including marine turtles, sailfish, Arabian tahr, Arabian leopard and the Arabian oryx. Look at us, world Manitoba pitches boreal forest as UNESCO site - Oct 7, 2007 Winnipeg Free Press,At the same meeting that saw Ottawa's Rideau Canal added to the list, an Arabian Oryx sanctuary got turfed because the government of Oman shrunk the size of An animal park director's 'stud books' set up mates for endangered ... - Sep 22, 2007 North County Times,Park spokeswoman Yadira Galindo said Przewalski's horses, the California condor, and types of antelopes known as bongos and Arabian oryx are some of the Twenty-three new biosphere reserves join UNESCO’s Man and the ... - Sep 24, 2007 Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription),Breeding centres are reintroducing native fauna, such as the Arabian oryx and desert gazelle, alongside modern oil and gas pumping stations bringing Alexander Gillespie: World watches as species face oblivion - Aug 11, 2007 New Zealand Herald,A regrettable case involved the Arabian Oryx, which lived in a large World Heritage site in Oman. The population of this species plummeted from 480 in 1999 Top 10 oddball (theme) hotels - Aug 16, 2007 MSNBC...in a 225-square-kilometer desert conservation reserve inhabited by rheem gazelle, scimitar-horned and Arabian oryx, and Arabian fox. UN organization lists natural, cultural sites - Jul 22, 2007 Press-Enterprise (subscription),The UN culture committee, meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, in late June and early July, removed Oman's Arabian Oryx Sanctuary from the list. Summer sleepovers - Jul 22, 2007 San Jose Mercury News,On a hill in the distance, a herd of Arabian oryx - the hoofed beast believed to be the source of the unicorn myth - grazes in spring pastures. Asian Games torch winds its way through Sharjah Nov 16, 2006 ...various colleges. Organisers said the shape of the torch has been inspired by the curves of the horns of the Arabian Oryx. The mascot ... - Gulf News, Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa, the ultimate weekend escape! Nov 4, 2006 ...the Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa has won countless accolades as a unique ecological desert park dedicated to the preservation of the rare Arabian oryx and the ... - AME Info (press release), High priority to healthy environment Nov 13, 2006 ...the private sector in coordination with the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Environment and Water Resources (MRMEWR) at the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary as ... - Times of Oman, The Torch set to make its way back to the Middle East region Nov 9, 2006 The torch is shaped like the curved horns of the Arabian oryx, Qatar’s national animal which inspired Orry, the official Games mascot, with the maroon and ... - Peninsula On-line, Story of 40-year-old LA Zoo is wild one Nov 10, 2006 The zoo has also been a key player in breeding such endangered species as the California condor and the Arabian oryx for reintroduction into the wild. ... - Los Angeles Daily News, [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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