A brief history of reintroduction of the Arabian oryx Oryx leucoryx into Oman 1980-1992.

Int. Zoo Yb. 32: 81-90.

In 1972 the Arabian or White oryx Oryx leucoryx was extinct in the wild. Nine years earlier a captive ‘World Herd’ of nine oryx had been established in the USA (Fitter, 1982). Other captive herds existed in Arabia. In 1980 animals were brought back to the central desert of Oman for release on the Jiddat al-Harasis.

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