Oman’s wild renaissance: Arabian Oryx roams free, ecotourism soars, and 80,000 trees take root

Oman’s wild renaissance: Arabian Oryx roams free, ecotourism soars, and 80,000 trees take root

The Sultanate of Oman has been staging a vibrant wildlife resurgence spectacle headlined by the iconic Arabian Oryx.

The post Oman’s wild renaissance: Arabian Oryx roams free, ecotourism soars, and 80,000 trees take root appeared first on The Arabian Stories News.MUSCAT : Since the seventies, the Arabian Oryx, a living emblem of Oman’s distinctive natural history, has been at the forefront of a journey marked by reproduction, healthcare, and a grand return to its wild domain. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Balushi, the maestro behind this symphony as the Director of the Arabian Oryx Department, proudly announced that the Arabian Oryx Reserve stands as the Sultanate’s first and grandest natural reserve, sprawling over 2,824 square kilometres.

A haven of diversity, the reserve boasts a thriving community of approximately 900 Arabian Oryx, alongside companions like sand gazelles, Arabian gazelles, Nubian ibex, sand foxes, striped hyenas, wild rabbits, honey badgers, and even the regal ostriches and llamas, totalling a majestic 1,140 heads.

Saeed bin Ali Habis, an ecosystem specialist at the Arabian Oryx Reserve, revealed that the environmental extravaganza doesn’t stop at wildlife conservation. It extends to an ambitious project planting 80,000 wild trees, illuminating the reserve’s gate, and constructing facilities for dedicated employees. The