Wildlife and birdwatching in the Middle East
Not reknowned for it's wildlife watching possibilities, there are still opportunities for the keen wildlife watcher.
Whales and dolphins of Oman.
Humpback whale breaching off Oman.
Oman is becoming known as a hotspot for cetaceans in the Middle East, whith dolphins abundant off the coast and increasing numbers of Humpback and even Blue whales sighted off the coast.
Recent Middle East news
- First ever record of Wilson’s Phalarope in Abu Dhabi
- New spider species discovered – Largest in the Middle East
- Remarkable green turtle covered with marine life
- Massive hunt for potentially extinct Slender-billed curlew launched
- 4 critically endangered Somali wild ass born in Qatar reserve
- Saudi Princes hunting endangered species in Algeria with a forged permit
- Rare Wild cat spotted in UAE
- Steppe eagle satellite tracking
- Sea turtle rescue in Kuwait
- Conserving leopards in Yemen
- Desperate year for Northern bald ibis as birds are shot and electrocuted
- Egyptian construction group sees the light and recreates destroyed salt marsh
- New breeding colony of greater flamingo discovered in Abu Dhabi
- Search for 47 species of ‘extinct’ birds is launched
- Butterfly counts launched in China, Australia and Israel
More Middle East news
- 20 Arabian Oryx released into Wadi Rum in Jordan
- Northern Bald ibis fitted with satellite tags – Conservation funding boost
- $1,000 reward offered for Slender-billed curlew photos
- Wader populations declining faster than ever
- New species of Arabian freshwater fish discovered in Oman
- Wadi Wurayah becomes the UAE’s first mountain protected area
- Bryde’s whale found dead after ship strike in the Gulf
- Rare species recorded in Iraq – But marshes endangered again by drought and dams
- Critically endangered Sociable lapwings killed by hunters in Syria
- 250 endangered Mountain gazelles found in Turkey – First record in Turkey
- First Houbara bustard release in Libya
- Scottish biologists head to Syria to search for critically endangered Bald ibis and Sociable lapwing.
- 2,200 hectare farm in Brazil to be dedicated to Spix’s Macaw restoration
- Arabian Oryx returned to Jordan for release in Wadi Rum
- Soaring migratory bird deaths in Egypt
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Desperate year for Northern bald ibis as birds are shot and electrocutedOne of the last remaining wild birds in the Middle East has been shot by a hunter in Saudi Arabia.
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3 Northern bald ibis poisoned in JordanThree of the world's rarest birds have been found poisoned in a remote Jordanian desert hundreds of miles from their breeding grounds in Turkey.
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Yemen’s Last Leopards Get Some HelpExtinctions in Yemen continue with several important species teetering on the brink. These include the Nubian Ibex, an impressive animal which may literally be on its last legs in Yemen, and of course, the Arabian Leopard, the last of Arabia's great carnivores.
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Two Sightings of Northern Bald Ibis in Middle East Bring a Spark of Hope
Sightings of this incredibly rare bird in Djibouti and Ethiopia have raised hope that it might avoid extinction.
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The Middle East's rarest bird fitted with satellite tags.Three Northern bald ibis, thought extinct in the Middle East until 2002, have been satellite tagged in an attempt to discover where they spend the winter.
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Breeding failure prompts captive breeding proposal for Syria’s Northern Bald ibisOne of the world's rarest wild birds, the Northern bald ibis, should be supplemented with captive bred stock.
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Top wildlife watching destinations in the Middle East