Arabian oryx formerly occurred in the deserts of the western UAE. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former President of the UAE, found a valuable breeding herd of oryx in Abu Dhabi that has furnished stock for reintroductions. Currently, two reintroductions of Arabian oryx in the UAE are well documented including the Arabian oryx release in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve and the Arabian oryx reintroduction in the Abu Dhabi Emirate. There are other oryx breeding herds in the UAE including Al Ain Zoo, Sharja’s Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, and several more private collections in the country.
Total number of recorded Arabian Oryx : 721
Number of males : 203
Number of females : 229
Number of unknown : 289
Date of survey : 31 January 2023
Total number of recorded Arabian Oryx : 115
Number of males : 43
Number of females : 72
Number of unknown : 0
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Date of survey : 31 January 2023
Total number of recorded Arabian Oryx : 317
Number of males : 122
Number of females : 195
Number of unknown : 0
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Date of survey : 31 January 2023
Total number of recorded Arabian Oryx : 946
Number of males : NA
Number of females : NA
Number of unknown : 946
Date of survey : 31 January 2023
Total number of recorded Arabian Oryx : 291
Number of males : 82
Number of females : 208
Number of unknown : 1
Date of survey : 31 January 2023
Total number of recorded Arabian Oryx : 5626
Number of males : 1156
Number of females : 2884
Number of unknown : 1586
