CONSERVATION OF ARABIAN GAZELLES - Nwrc.gov.sa

Gazella dorcas
1) Survey Al-Khunfah protected area and Al Hijr proposed protected area (No. 32 in the system
plan) to deterntine the status of what locals refer to as the "red gazelle".
2) Create a captive population of G. dorcas putatively from the Arabian peninsula with
specimens from Al Wabra (Qatar), for future reintroductions.
Gazella saudiya
1) Attempt to extract DNA from museum specimens (Natural History Museum, London) for
comparison with captive specimens of putative Gazella saudiya at Al Areen Wildlife Park
(Bahrain) and Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium (United Arab Emirates).
2) If the taxonomic status of these captive populations is confinned, create a captive population
with collaborative efforts between KKWRC, Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium and Al Areen
Wildlife Park, for future reintroductions.
Gazella arabica
1) Attempt to extract DNA from museum specimens (Berlin Zoological Museum) for
comparison with other gazelle species of the Arabian peninsula, and particularly G. gazella
farasani.
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