Facing extinction once, iconic Arabian Oryx is now breathing life into Jordanian desert

AMMAN — From facing extinction to earning a place in the Guinness Book for the largest flock in the mid-90’s, the Arabian Oryx made a remarkable comeback in Shaumari Wildlife Reserve in Jordan.

The 22-square-kilometre reserve, established under the directives of the late King Hussein, became home to the first reintroduced Arabian Oryx in 1978 through the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN), Shaumari Wildlife Reserve Supervisor Obaidah Khraisheh recently said.

Khraisheh...