KSA: Birth of Arabian Leopard cubs marks new milestone for AlUla – Gulf Digital News

KSA: Birth of Arabian Leopard cubs marks new milestone for AlUla – Gulf Digital News

The Royal Commission for AlUla in Saudi Arabia announced the birth of two female Arabian Leopard cubs, marking a new milestone in its quest to restore nature’s balance in the kingdom’s historic site.

The birth of the two cubs comes a year after the birth of another female at the Arabian Leopard Breeding Centre last July.

The Arabian Leopard, a leopard subspecies native to the Arabian Peninsula, is considered to be critically endangered with less than 200 left between Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen, mainly due to poaching and habitat loss.

“RCU is proud to announce the birth of two female Arabian Leopard cubs. We celebrate their arrival as we mark another milestone in our quest to restore the power of nature’s balance in AlUla,” the RCU said in its announcement on Twitter.

Pictures released by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Royal Reserve in June documented the birth of the first Arabian oryx to be born in the kingdom in 90 years.

AlUla, which is more than 200,0000 years old, is emerging as one of the region’s new up-and-coming destinations, attracting travellers from all over the world.