Tribune News Network
Doha
The fenced off Sealine Reserve, located within the Khor Al Adaid Reserve, and the Al Reem Reserve of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, saw the birth of a number of Arabian Oryx.
The ministry said the breeding of the Arabian Oryx in the reserves comes as part of its efforts to preserve the environment, resettle endangered organisms, preserve biodiversity and restore environmental balance to consolidate the concept of environmental sustainability after the release of the Arabian Oryx in the Khor Al Udayd Reserve
Sealine Reserve recorded the first birth of Oryx ‘Ghadeed’, which was monitored among the herd of Arabian Oryx by the supervisors of the reserve. in Al Reem Reserve, the number of births of Arabian Oryx increased to 15 this month.
The resettlement and re-establishment of the Oryx in their natural areas and their natural reproduction is an environmental achievement that contributes to the balance of the environment, the enrichment of biodiversity and the preservation of the animal from extinction as a result of many environmental pressures, overfishing and the loss of vegetation.
This led to a decrease in their numbers and then their disappearance from the wild. The Arabian Oryx is the largest wild mammal in the Arabian Peninsula, as its adult weight reaches 100 to 120 kilograms.
The Arabian Oryx is also distinguished by long, straight or slightly curved horns. Male horns are thicker and shorter than female horns, and they have broad hooves that facilitate their movement on soft sand.