Raising global awareness on Oman's wildlife

The Office for Conservation of the Environment in the Diwan of Royal Court presented a talk on Arab Ibex and Nubian Ibex and an exhibition on Oman’s wildlife in London.
In cooperation with the Royal Geographical Society of Britain, the Office presented the lectures at the Society’s headquarters in London, on the environmental studies carried out on Ibex which are considered to be endangered according to the International Classification of the Conservation of Nature.
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The programme also had a short visual on Oman’s wildlife and an exhibition of 20 photographs showcasing the wildlife of Oman. The lecture was held under the patronage of His Excellency Sayyid Badar bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in cooperation with the Omani British Society, in the presence of a number of officials from the British Embassy in Britain and the heads of universities, academics, students and environmentalists from the UK.
The Office for Conservation of the Environment in the Diwan of Royal Court aims to introduce the international community to the environmental projects implemented by the Sultanate and its efforts and to raise awareness around it globally. It is expected that this event will open cooperation with international environmental institutions in particular.
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The Arab ibex is an endangered mammal. Despite the fact that it is placed under direct protection programmes in some states, there are threats that reduce the chances of survival in most areas of its spread, such as the division of its livelihoods through roads and urban expansion within the mountain areas, and the fierce competition on pasture by local cattle herds, and illegal hunting activities.
One of the programmes implemented by the Sultanate to protect the Arab Ibex is called the “Arab Ibex in the Mountains of Al Sarin”, where they provided the Ibex with devices to help analyse their path and move in the reserve as well as know the places they prefer and the times when they are active. They also try to find out the extent of its dependence on drinking water by tracking the availability of water resources, in addition to the use of cameras that contribute to a better understanding of the way of their life and activities. —[email protected]