UAE delivers 15 Arabian Oryx to Jordan

Abu Dhabi – Jan 18, 2009 (WAM) The UAE has delivered 15 Arabian Oryx to Jordan to be released in its natural habitat in the Kingdom. The delivery, which includes five male and 10 female Oryx, forms the first batch of 20 Oryx UAE plans to release in Jordan in March this year as part of an agreement signed in April last year between the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi and the Aqaba Private Economic Zones Authority of Jordan, which is in charge of the Arabian Oryx Resettlement Project, embarked upon in the Ram Game Reserve in Jordan by H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
The animals were transported to Jordan in collaboration with the Al-Ain Zoo, which is one of the major partners of the project. The remaining five Oryx will be delivered in February to bring the total to 20, including 8 male and 12 female Oryx.