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The Large Mammals in Arabia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

David L. Harrison
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In this brief review of the status and conservation needs of the larger mammals of the Arabian peninsula, Dr Harrison, author of the standard work on the subject (volume 2 will be reviewed in the next ORYX) finds the situation not entirely depressing. Arabian oryx still probably number several hundred. The species that are in some danger include genet, lynx, leopard, cheetah, tahr, goat, red sheep, dorcas gazelle, Persian fallow deer and roe deer.

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Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , September 1968 , pp. 357 - 363
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Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1968

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