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Saudi scientists revive endangered fish after 30-year absence
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (919+ words) RIYADH: After three decades of absence, the critically endangered Arabian Bream is being brought back from the brink through a joint breeding program between the National Center for Wildlife and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. The effort has…...
Night heron spotted in Northern Borders Region
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1446+ words) RIYADH: Large numbers of migratory birds are passing through the Northern Borders Region as part of their annual routes across the Kingdom's skies, SPA reported on Wednesday. The birds are traveling from northern breeding grounds toward southern wintering habitats. Among…...
In Java, Indonesian conservationist leads efforts to protect endangered silvery gibbons
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (971+ words) JAKARTA: It was deep in the heart of an Indonesian rainforest in West Java that Rahayu Oktaviani, known as Ayu, first heard the "song" of the Javan gibbon." She had her first encounter in 2008 while visiting the Mount Halimun Salak…...
Al Ula, Arabian Leopard Fund partner with Smithsonian to protect animal
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (1221+ words) ALULA: The Royal Commission for Al Ula and the Arabian Leopard Fund have partnered with the Smithsonian Institution to support international efforts to protect the animal, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. Under the agreement, the RCU will lend…...