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Species in News: Arabian Wolf
Context:
A video by a wildlife conservationist shows an Arabian wolf in the Shaaran Nature Reserve, Saudi Arabia.
About Arabian Wolf:
- Scientific Name: Canis lupus arabs
- Common Names: Desert Wolf
- Family: Canidae
- Size: It is the smallest grey wolf subspecies.
- IUCN Status: Endangered
- Habitat: Desert, sand dunes, gravel plains, and rocky hills.
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- It is native to the Arabian Peninsula, the Negev Desert, the Sinai Peninsula, and Jordan.
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- Diet: Omnivorous, consuming small to medium-sized prey.
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- Includes Hares, rodents, small ungulates, cats, sweet fruits, roadkill, carrion, and occasionally fish, snails, and baby baboons.
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- Conflict with Humans: In areas where they prey on domestic animals, such as goats, they may be targeted by Bedouins and farmers who use shooting, poisoning, or trapping.
- Conservation Efforts: Including the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, Nature Iraq, the ESO Environmental Society of Oman, the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, and the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA).
Challenges:
Cross-border conservation efforts are complex due to varying national policies, cultural attitudes, and regional conflicts.