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Administrative features Category : Natural Reserve; Resource Use Reserve Date of creation : Declared 1994 (BOG). Reasons for designation : Representative area of escarpment and dunes of the Rub Al Khali, and relatively intact habitat for reintroduction of gazelle and Arabian oryx. Responsible agency :NCWCD Size and sectors : Total area is ~5,000km2, divided into three zones: the core Natural Reserve of 2,400 km2; a managed grazing zone, and a wider controlled hunting zone. Emirate(s) : The reserve is situated in the Najran Emirate. Central co-ordinates : 19 o 30’N, 45 o 30’E Existing maps : The reserve is covered by the following maps: • Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources 1:2,000,000: (1983) • Landsat USGS images: 1:500,000: 218 • NCWCD map Management plans : An action plan for the area was drawn up in 1997. This replaced a number of earlier draft management plans. Moves have been made to propose `Uruq Bani Ma’arid as a World Heritage Site. 159 Tourism strategy : The 1997 action plan for the area acknowledges the high tourism potential of the desert scenery and proposes the identification of sites for the erection of suiable tourist facilities. Natural Features Landscape : The north-south running Tuwayq escarpment marks the western edge of the protected area; this gives way to a narrow limestone plateau incised with vegetated wadis that drain eastwards into the gravel and sand inter-dune corridors. Parallel linear dunes up to 150m in height form the most distinctive feature of the area. Dune height decreases eastwards deeper into the true desert, and the inter-dune corridors narrow and disappear. Climate : The area is arid and hot; mean annual rainfall is ~50mm, falling mainly in winter; mean annual temperature is around 26oC. Water : The area has not permanent water sources. The ability of the substrate to retain moisture however, means that significant rain can have an effect on vegetation for up to five years subsequently. Vegetation : The limestone plateau is largely barren, but the wadis support a variety of grasses and a dwarf shrubland community, with mature trees of Acacia. Annual plants are regarded as relatively unimportant compared to increased germination of perennials after rainfall. The red sand dunes are mobile and support few species.
Scenic values : The steep, high linear dunes of red sand create an archetypal Arabian desert landscape of great beauty. Key animals : The following mammals have been recorded in the area: Rueppell's fox (Vulpes rueppelli), red fox (Vulpes vulpes); sand cat (Felis margarita), Caspe hare (Lepus capensis); Cheesman's gerbil (Gerbillus cheesmani), lesser jerboa (Jaculus jaculus), and feral dogs. Arabian oryx, idmi and reem gazelles have been re-established through a reintroduction programme. The current bird list contains around 120 species, including the Lappet-faced vulture, and migrant houbara bustards. Probability of seeing top six key animals : Reem gazelle 2 Idmi gazelle 2 Arabian oryx 1 Sand cat 4 Lappet-faced vulture 2 Red/Ruppell’s fox 3 Key sites : None specifically. Key seasons : Spring. Cultural Features Traditional uses : Camel grazing, and access route to winter grazing grounds in the deep desert. Cultural importance : The Tuwayq escarpment marked the route for the southern overland spice trade from Yemen. Historical features : Few within the actual protected area, but on the plains below the escarpment lies the ruins of the ancient trade route stop-over of Al-Fau, currently the site of on-going archaeological excavations by the King Saud University, Riyadh. PA Infrastructure Border demarcation : The escarpment marks the western edge. Other boundaries are unmarked but locally well known by landmarks and named inter-dune corridors. Rangers/other staff : The reserve has a complement of around 20 NCWCD rangers, plus support staff, based in three camps: northern, central (main camp adjacent the main track up the escarpment), and southern. 160 Responsibilities of rangers : NCWCD rangers primarily undertake patrols of the reserve's boundaries and interior, and secondarily provide supervision of visiting groups, and assistance with broader monitoring and research programmes as required, including liaison with scientific staff and aerial patrols; maintenance of camps and reporting of incidental wildlife sightings;. NCWCD rangers are not officially empowered to arrest or detain offenders, nor to confiscate property.
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The Unfenced Desert
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Institute of Earth Studies Universi
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4 SUMMARY The Unfenced Desert Towar
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from human use in order to conserve
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Chapter two reviews global changes
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Chapter seven sets out the framewor
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In 1987 the report of the World Com
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and more succinctly by the Ecotouri
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infringements, environmental damage
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• policies for the development of
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“Because of the abundance and exc
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Political, economic, social and env
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Arabian Standard Oil Company), stru
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ustard Chlamydotis [undulata] macqu
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would be declared annually during t
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Al Khunfah Protected Area The over
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• Decreased application of strict
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the Asir the number one summer holi
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government tourism body to co-ordin
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The next chapter looks in more deta
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sent copies of the questionnaire fo
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animals was chosen by 41% and 39%,
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There was little variation in the p
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Falcon 6.3% Cheetah 1.5% Camel 1.1%
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median 4. A total of 189 people ans
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Overall, 62% of people used private
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through the news media and may sugg
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accommodation. During vacations tou
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Each protected area can them be ass
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3 = basic facilities absent, but re
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Summary of Tourism Development Asse
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♦ Farasan Islands Summary Assessm
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♦ Ibex Reserve Summary Assessment
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♦ Mahazat as-Sayd Summary Assessm
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♦ National Wildlife Research Cent
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Ranking 4/12 Category Group 1: High
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♦ `Uruq Bani Ma’arid Summary As
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Area Rank Key Spp. Season Potential
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departments of Planning and Protect
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guides. The NCWCD should additional
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• Tourism revenue should aid the
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Topic 2: Training Questions to be a
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• Universities Suggested structur
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Other linkages: • Private sector
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APPENDIX Review of NCWCD Wildlife P
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Date of creation = year of creation
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PA Infrastructure Border demarcatio
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Protected Area Al-Khunfah Administr
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permanent concrete structure based
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Protected Area At-Tubayq Administra
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Page 124 and 125: Other patrols : The NCWCD Aviation
Page 126 and 127: Cultural/historical : 3 Facilities
Page 128 and 129: Cultural Features Traditional uses
Page 130 and 131: Potential activities : Driven tours
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Page 134 and 135: Sensitivity / security : Safe for v
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Page 138 and 139: Key seasons : Re-established houbar
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Page 144 and 145: Threats to integrity : Unregulated
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Page 148 and 149: Responsibilities : Captive-breeding
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Page 176 and 177: 175 Powell, E. A. 1999. Saudi Arabi
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