Endangered Species In Uae

This list combines species from several endangered species lists.

Endangered species in uae. An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. But in 2001 wwf successfully called for a ban against the uae for non. Using the total at the bottom of this page as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. Native to the uae and other regions of the middle east such as egypt jordan and saudi arabia the spiny tailed lizard locally known as the dhub is on its way to becoming endangered.

This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the united arab emirates there are thirty five mammal species in the united arab emirates of which five are endangered five are vulnerable and one is near threatened. The uae currently holds the largest numbers of arabian oryx in the middle east and the situation is looking positive. Home to delicate ecosystems and endangered species wadi wurayah in fujairah is truly a treasure to the region. The hawksbill turtle is estimated to have declined in population globally by around 80 percent in the past century.

The following tags are used to highlight each species conservation status as assessed by the international union for conservation of nature. It is of considerable ecological significance allowing some of the rarest species found in the uae arabian peninsula and the world to survive this harsh climate. Uae reports highest tally of covid 19 cases for second day as. In 1990 the uae endorsed the convention on international trade of endangered species cites which regulates the trade.

The iucn calculated in march that 27 159 species are threatened endangered or extinct in the wild out of nearly 100 000 species. Endangered species found in united arab emirates. Tags animals biodiversity endangered extinct international biodiversity day may sanctuary species uae un united nations vulnerable wildlife natasha pradeep natasha is a writer by definition a woman without a legal surname literally and a selectively social person who has an innate ability to make best friends out of animals over humans. From the top of mountains to the depths of the sea the uae is home to hundreds of animals.