Status of large mammals of northern Saudi Arabia

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Until the mid-nineteenth century, large mammals were quite abundant in the desert of northern Saudi Arabia. Numbers began to decline at that point. Some mammals were already extinct in the Arabian peninsula by 1950; the situation today is critical for most large mammals in the Al Jawf region of northern Saudi Arabia. The Government took a step toward reversing this trend in 1982. With the assistance of the FAO, a trust fund project was begun to create a Range and Animal Development Research Centre. Wildlife management was one of the disciplines in this predominantly agricultural project. The author participated in the project during Jan. 1983-Jan. 1984, doing a reconnaissance of wildlife and habitat in the Al Jawf region and making recommendations for the establishment of a pilot reserve.

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