climate change on UAE - Stockholm Environment Institute-US Center
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include the urban development and industrial<br />
infrastructure which have directly or indirectly<br />
impacted the natural ecological habitat.<br />
Other expected threats identified include<br />
disease transmissi<strong>on</strong> such as Avian Influenza<br />
by other wild migratory birds of introduced<br />
species (IUCN, 2004) and the shooting or<br />
hunting of birds with certain predators<br />
species such as eagles and falc<strong>on</strong>s, including<br />
the important Sooty Falc<strong>on</strong>, are particularly<br />
vulnerable to such practices. Climate <str<strong>on</strong>g>change</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
has been menti<strong>on</strong>ed am<strong>on</strong>g the factors that<br />
could potentially impact the presence and<br />
distributi<strong>on</strong> of birds and their habitats.<br />
6.3. Mammals<br />
The most comm<strong>on</strong> fauna in Abu Dhabi are<br />
camels and goats. Several species of animals<br />
have suffered extincti<strong>on</strong> in the desert over<br />
the last decades. These include the wolf, oryx,<br />
striped hyaena and jackal. Two species of gazelle<br />
survive in Abu Dhabi – the sand and mountain<br />
gazelle. Some of the nocturnal species are found<br />
in the Western regi<strong>on</strong> of the Abu Dhabi such as<br />
the sand cat, Rueppell’s fox, cape hare and even<br />
the jerboa and several species of the hedgehog.<br />
6.4 . Reptiles<br />
Reptiles are widely known in deserts. They<br />
are dominated by the lizards, amphisbaenids<br />
and snakes. There is also a new record<br />
of the Golden Skink (Mabuya aurata<br />
septemtaeniata) which is a new record for the<br />
<strong>UAE</strong> and was discovered <strong>on</strong> Jernain Island in<br />
2004 (Soorae, 2005).<br />
Impacts, Vulnerability & Adaptati<strong>on</strong> for<br />
Dryland Ecosystems in Abu Dhabi<br />
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