Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice

Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice

Conservation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is relatively young, yet have made considerable gains in conservation through strategic proclamation and reintroductions. Changes in land use, illegal hunting and competition with domestic stock has decimated the native ungulates, meaning that the survival...

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Main Authors: Chris Barichievy, Rob Sheldon, Tim Wacher, Othman Llewellyn, Mohammed Al-Mutairy, Abdulaziz Alagaili
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Subjects:
Saudi Arabia
State of conservation
Conservation strategy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X17301067
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spelling doaj-cd43877484114503b10ed8c28734a8192020-11-25T02:27:13ZengElsevierSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences1319-562X2018-02-0125229029210.1016/j.sjbs.2017.03.009Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practiceChris Barichievy0Rob Sheldon1Tim Wacher2Othman Llewellyn3Mohammed Al-Mutairy4Abdulaziz Alagaili5Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, UKZoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, UKZoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, UKSaudi Wildlife Authority, P.O Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Saudi ArabiaSaudi Wildlife Authority, P.O Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Saudi ArabiaKSU Mammals Research Chair, Zoology Department, King Saud University, P.O Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi ArabiaConservation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is relatively young, yet have made considerable gains in conservation through strategic proclamation and reintroductions. Changes in land use, illegal hunting and competition with domestic stock has decimated the native ungulates, meaning that the survival of the native ungulate species is now completely dependent on protected area network. The challenge is to sustain this network to make meaningful conservation impact into the future. We review the status of ungulate conservation in Saudi Arabia and highlight that the conservation strategy is well developed. The major challenge faced in conservation in Saudi Arabia now is to implement what has been sanctioned.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X17301067Saudi ArabiaState of conservationConservation strategy
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author Chris Barichievy
Rob Sheldon
Tim Wacher
Othman Llewellyn
Mohammed Al-Mutairy
Abdulaziz Alagaili
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Rob Sheldon
Tim Wacher
Othman Llewellyn
Mohammed Al-Mutairy
Abdulaziz Alagaili
Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Saudi Arabia
State of conservation
Conservation strategy
author_facet Chris Barichievy
Rob Sheldon
Tim Wacher
Othman Llewellyn
Mohammed Al-Mutairy
Abdulaziz Alagaili
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title Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice
title_short Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice
title_full Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice
title_fullStr Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice
title_full_unstemmed Conservation in Saudi Arabia; moving from strategy to practice
title_sort conservation in saudi arabia; moving from strategy to practice
publisher Elsevier
series Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
issn 1319-562X
publishDate 2018-02-01
description Conservation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is relatively young, yet have made considerable gains in conservation through strategic proclamation and reintroductions. Changes in land use, illegal hunting and competition with domestic stock has decimated the native ungulates, meaning that the survival of the native ungulate species is now completely dependent on protected area network. The challenge is to sustain this network to make meaningful conservation impact into the future. We review the status of ungulate conservation in Saudi Arabia and highlight that the conservation strategy is well developed. The major challenge faced in conservation in Saudi Arabia now is to implement what has been sanctioned.
topic Saudi Arabia
State of conservation
Conservation strategy
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