• Source: Fauna of Qatar

Qatar is a peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, facing mainland Saudi Arabia to the south and surrounded elsewhere by the Persian Gulf. A strait separates Qatar from the island kingdom of Bahrain.
Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation was a private zoological park and conservation centre founded by the late Sheikh Saoud bin Mohammed Bin Ali Al Thani to provide sanctuary for various rare species. It also served as a successful breeding centre for international breeding programmes, working with global zoos and organizations, for endangered animals such as the addra gazelle, addax, beira and dibatag (small antelopes), beisa and Arabian oryx, the golden-headed lion tamarin, the North African ostrich, the Northeast African cheetah, Nubian ibex, and Lear's and Spix's macaws, in addition to many other rare birds. The centre also bred several rare varieties of Encephalartos (cycads). As of 2018, it seems the animals at the preserve have been relocated to other facilities outside of Qatar, following the death of the Sheikh.




Animals



Animals in Qatar include Asiatic jackals, Cape hares, caracals, desert hedgehogs, red foxes, sand cats, striped hyenas, arabian sand gazelles, and Wagner's gerbils. Introduced species include the dromedary; the Arabian oryx has been reintroduced. Habitat includes arid and semi-arid desert, sand dunes, beaches, and mangrove islands.
Upwards of 80 tahrs inhabit Halul Island's hilly landscape, having expanded from a group of six individuals first transported to the island in 1963.




Birds



Common bird species include the Common Myna, Rock Dove, White-Cheeked Bulbul, Eurasian Collared Dove, Laughing Dove and House Sparrow. Other notable species are falcons, terns, wagtails, hoopoes, herons, larks, gulls, eagles and sandpipers.
On the offshore territory of Halul Island, at least 38 species of seabirds have been observed.
Fuwayrit is an important site for birds. A short-term survey in 2013 recorded upwards of 53 bird species off the coast.




Marine life


Marine habitats include coral reefs, tidal salt marshes, mangroves and sea-grass kelp beds. Marine species include Mollusca, as well as over 500 species of fish with the most common being blackspot snappers, two-bar seabreams and yellowbar angelfish. Other species are carangids, emperors, snappers and sweet lips as well as barracuda, goatfish, grouper, lizard fish, rabbit fish, sharks, rays and thread fins. There are also Chinese white dolphins, grey dolphins and black finless porpoises.
Dugongs are known to congregate off the country's coasts. In the course of a study being carried out in 1986 and 1999 on the Persian Gulf, the largest-ever group sightings were made of more than 600 individuals to the west of Qatar.
Ras Laffan and Fuwayrit are the two most important sea turtle habitats in Qatar, their natural geography offering a suitable breeding ground, particularly within their sandspits. During the sea turtle breeding season (late spring and early summer), the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) closes certain beaches to visitors and periodically patrols nesting sites.




Livestock


Livestock include camels, sheep, and cattle.
Insects and arthropods in the Arabian desert habitat include scorpions, spiders (including the large Galeodes arabs), ants, bees, wasps, moths, butterflies and beetles. Scarab beetles (Scarabaeoidea) are the most common type of beetle on the peninsula and consume dung and plant material.




Reptiles


Reptiles include more than 100 lizard such as spiny-tailed agama, geckos, cobras, and horned vipers.




Natural areas



Protected areas of Qatar include:

Al Shahaniyah Park in Al-Shahaniya
Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation
Khor Al Udeid Fish Sanctuary
Al Reem Biosphere Preserve (designated in 2007) is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves in the Arab States
Ras Ushairij Gazelle Conservation Park
Al Thakira Nature Reserve in Al Thakhira
Khor Al Adaid Reserve in Khor Al Adaid
Ras Abrouq Nature Reserve (also known as Bir Zekreet (Zekreet Beach) in Ras Abrouq)
Umm Tais National Park




See also


Flora of Qatar
Wildlife of Qatar




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Duyung
• Perdagangan satwa liar
• Indonesia
• Geografi Qatar
• Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
• Mandalika
• Tiongkok
• Gurun Arab
• Argentina
• Asia
• Fauna of Qatar
• Wildlife of Qatar
• Geography of Qatar
• List of mammals of Qatar
• Coleusia janani
• List of Qatar-related topics
• List of reptiles of Qatar
• Flora of Qatar
• Outline of Qatar
• List of arthropods of Qatar