Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve
| Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Location | Dhofar Governorate, South Arabia |
| Nearest city | Salalah |
| Coordinates | 17°30′58″N 54°56′24″E / 17.516°N 54.94°E[1] |
| Area | 4,500 km2 (1,700 sq mi) |
Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve[1] (Arabic: محمية جبل سمحان) is a nature reserve in the area of Jabal Samḥān (Arabic: جَبَل سَمْحَان, "Mount Samhan") in Dhofar, Oman. It has an area of 4,500 square kilometres (1,700 sq mi) and has no permanent population.[2] Being in the region of the Dhofar Mountains, it is one of the last refuges for wild Arabian leopards.[3][4]
Data suggests that around twenty Arabian leopards are left in the reserve.[5]
Fauna
[edit]The most important leopard prey species are Arabian gazelle, Nubian ibex, Cape hare, rock hyrax, Indian crested porcupine, desert hedgehog and several bird species. Occasionally leopards might prey on domestic livestock. Other predators, which are found in the reserve, include caracal, striped hyena and Arabian wolf.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Jebel Samhan Nature Reserve". protectedplanet.net. Archived from the original on 2013-03-29. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ "Jebel Samhan Nature Reserve". Ministry of Information (Oman). Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ McKibbin, Anna (March–April 2009). "The Last Lair of the Leopard". Saudi Aramco World: 24–31. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ a b Spalton, J. A.; Hikmani, H. A.; Willis, D.; Said, A. B. (2006), "Critically Endangered Arabian leopards Panthera pardus nimr persist in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve Oman", Oryx, 40 (3), ORYX-LONDON: 287, doi:10.1017/S0030605306000743
- ^ @NatGeoUK (2018-10-03). "Dhofar: Where leopards roam". National Geographic. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
External links
[edit]Hills and mountains on the Arabian Peninsula | |
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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