The story of the Arabian oryx – sometimes referred to as the Arabian “unicorn” due to its distinctive profile – is one of miraculous survival. The species only clung to existence thanks to a programme to breed them in captivity and in the early 1980s a batch of 10 were released into Oman’s Arabian Oryx Sanctuary. Ties with Oman ‘needs to be taken to new heights’Since then, regenerating the oryx has been an often precarious process. Harsousi puts the current number of Arabian oryx in the sanctuary at 742 and says that other species are flourishing there too. Those working at the oryx sanctuary hope that it can help play a lead role in luring visitors to the country.

Source: The Express Tribune December 23, 2017 07:52 UTC