The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has recently transferred 20 Arabian Oryx to the Shumari Wildlife Reserve in Jordan, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Monday.
The project is part of the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Arabian Oryx Reintroduction Program seen as one of the world's most successful conservation programs, WAM said.
The release of the Arabian Oryx is an important step toward reintroducing the animal and increasing its numbers in nature and world wildlife reserves, where it once lived.
Under effective management and a long-term protection plan, it also facilitates the formation of growing herds capable of self-sufficiency and roaming freely in their natural habitats.
The Arabian Oryx release is part of a Memorandum of Understanding, signed between EAD and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), on a project to develop a vital herd of Arabian Oryx in the Shumari Wildlife Reserve.
The two organizations will collaborate to establish a critical and sustainable herd of Arabian Oryx in the reserve by diversifying genetic resources and rehabilitation.
