Arabian Oryx Sanctuary1994(N iv)

阿拉伯羚羊保护区

The Arabian Oryx Sanctuary is an area within the Central Desert and Coastal Hills biogeographical regions of Oman. Seasonal fogs and dews support a unique desert ecosystem whose diverse flora includes several endemic plants. Its rare fauna includes the first free-ranging herd of Arabian oryx since the global extinction of the species in the wild in 1972 and its reintroduction here in 1982. The only wild breeding sites in Arabia of the endangered houbara bustard, a species of wader, are also to be found, as well as Nubian ibex, Arabian wolves, honey badgers, caracals and the largest wild population of Arabian gazelle.

阿拉伯羚羊保护区位于阿曼中央沙漠和沿海丘陵地带。季节性的雾气和露水形成了独特的沙漠生态系统，这里还生长着几种别处见不到的植物。这一地区的稀有动物包括最大的自由阿拉伯羚羊群。野生的这种羚羊在1972年就已经灭绝了，但1982年又被引进到这里。这一区域是阿拉伯半岛上唯一的野生动物繁殖基地，在这里栖息的动物有努比亚野生山羊，阿拉伯狼，蜜獾，狞獾；而这里的阿拉伯瞪羚是世界上数量最多的。