SHEIKH ZAYED’S EFFORTS TO CONSERVE ARABIAN ORYX

The Desert, with its living resources, was given a special interest and care by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Sheikh Zayed considered the desert, with all its animal and plants a blessing from Allah that we should protect and use sustainably. Sheikh Zayed said: “Cooperation between human beings leads to compassion, which Allah has dedicated. Man has to be compassionate towards his human brother, animals and plants. Allah will be compassionate towards the compassionate”. Read More

ARABIAN ORYX REINTRODUCTION PROGRAMME OF HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMED BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN, PRESEDENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Arabian Oryx reintroduction Programme of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, was established in 2007 under the patronage and management of the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD). The Programme aims at releasing Arabian Oryx in their natural habitats across the range states and establish viable populations that can independently survive desert conditions under effective conservation management plans. The first group of Arabian Oryx from this conservation programme consisted of 98 individuals and were reintroduced into the Arabian Oryx Protected Area in Abu Dhabi in 2007. Read More