KSA launches New Strategy to Save Arabian Leopard

The Alula Mountains in Madina provenance, northwestern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are home to Arabian Leopard.

It is also considered a place of fabulous natural beauty, with varied habitats that once thrived with life, co-existing with our early ancestors.

On this basis, Saudi Royal Commission for Alula has launched a long-run strategy, which will focus on the conservation of natural heritage by restoring the region's ecosystem and conservation of threatened species especially the Arabian Leopard.

Indeed, the Arabian Leopard population appears to have reached such a critically low level that the species may not survive in the wild without the support of a reintroduction program using captive-bred animals, according to the International Union for Conservation of nature (IUFCN).

The recovery challenge program promises to power unique and impactful ­partnerships with international and domestic groups like IUFC who are working to recover endangered and threatened species, including Arabian Leopard. Expanding this ambitious program will have a meaningful impact on recovering the Arabian Leopard.

In the same context, the Saudi commission will establish (The Global Fund for the Arabian Leopard, a species that once thrived throughout AlUla’s mountains).

Also in this regard, the commission will partner with national and global organizations dedicated to conserving the Arabian Leopard, according to Sky News Arabia.

Ultimately, these endangered and vulnerable species require enhanced habitat and prey populations to thrive, as well as protected corridors to connect increasingly fragmented populations.