Phoenix, AZ (Vocus) 27 September 2010

At the request of the U.S. Forest Service International Programs Office, a delegation from the Phoenix Zoo has been a nature reserve invited Shawmari Jordana? s eastern desert to health checks on the herd of Arabian Oryx (Oryx 30-40) carried out. The team is currently in Jordan to work with the herd of Arabian Oryx and the zoo staff in many other large mammals managed by the reserve, including gazelles, ostriches, hyenas, deer, and for donkeys (wild ass).

Arabian Oryx were announced in the wild in 1972. Ten years before that date, three of the last oryx were removed from their original environment, in an effort to be known? Operation Oryx.â? These animals were brought to the Phoenix Zoo in 1962, where they were joined by six others purchased from private owners. These nine Oryx formed, the «???? called Herd.â worlds? In 1978, donated to the Phoenix zoo four Oryx their collection to the Reserve Bank Shawmari to start their breeding program. In 1982, the worldâ? S herd had sufficient size to Oryx reintroduction back to their range of home, so they again reached in the wild. The zoo is proud of its role in this endeavor and thought, life 7100 in the world today (6000 in the managed population, 1100 in the wild) to our greatest contribution to the preservation of its Wildlife World to date.

â? It is a great honor for the employees of the Phoenix Zoo, â? Said Bert Castro, president and CEO of the Phoenix Zoo. â? Our team will work with descendants of the real world? Herd ‘s that were brought to the zoo in 1962 and are now flourishing in other parts of the world. By USFS and Jordana called? S of the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) speaks volumes about our management of the flagship species in Arizona and efforts.â our long standing commitment to international conservation?

In the 1970s, the late King Hussein of Jordan, the reserve Shawmari the first protected area in Jordan with the Arabian Oryx to the Phoenix Zoo. Oryx became extinct in Jordan since 1920. Shawmari maintained by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) to provide technical assistance under the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) International Programs Office. The Government of Jordan and RSCN is Shaumariâ? Redevelopment a priority for 2010, and a new development plan in cooperation with USFS team last fall. Improve animal husbandry and management are a priority for reserve managers, but they lack basic veterinary services in Jordan. Team Phoenix Zoo to help fill this gap, during the execution of basic veterinary examinations for all large mammals during military exercise manager of animal welfare. The team will also collect samples for genetic evaluation of the herds of oryx and clogs versions and other necessary procedures to make the health care necessary to improve the general health of the Oryx, and others. Finally, the team will also RSCN discuss the establishment of a protection unit Shawmari animals, the first of its kind in Jordan.

â? The U.S. Forest Service and appreciate the RSCN Zooâ Phoenix? Contribution to improving the care of animals in the reserve Shawmari, â? Natasha said Marwah, Middle East program specialist, and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) in Jordan. â? Cooperation is particularly poignant because of the Zooâ? s early involvement in supporting the Kingdom of Jordan, a leading role in the conservation of Arabian oryx in the p play Peninsula.â ????

Phoenix Zoo team consists of Dr. Gary West, DVM, ACSM, executive vice president of animal protection and management, Dr. Julie Swenson, DVM, Veterinarian and Dan Subaitis, Director Animal Husbandry. You travel with representatives of the U.S. Forest Service International Programs Office, Natasha Marwah, Middle East program specialist, and the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) in Jordan. The team will spend two weeks in the reserve Shawmari Nature in Jordan and have the opportunity to present their findings and recommendations to officials before leaving RSCN.

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Arabian Oryx

facts:

Currently listed as on the IUCN Red List, a little more than 1,000 Arabian Oryx live in the wild danger of extinction.
Once found in many parts of the Arabian Peninsula, the wild populations of Arabian Oryx are now found only in Oman, Saudi Arabia and Israel. Today, all other living Arabian oryx (6000-7000) are maintained in reserves and zoos.
Arabian oryx desert, with an average of about 40 cm tall and weigh 120-150 pounds when adults. You have a baby at a time on average live 20 years.
Arabian Oryx, some say the origin of the legend of the unicorn will appear in the profile, the predominantly white antelope with a single curved horn have.

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