SAUDI ARABIA   
INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS
COUNTRY Saudi Arabia
INSTITUTION NAME King Khaled Wildlife Research Center (KKWRC) & Prince Saud al-Faisal Wildlife Research Center (PSFWRC)
MAIN ADDRESS The National Wildlife Center 

Saudi Arabia
P. O. Box 61681, Riyadh 11575
Email: info@ncw.gov.sa
Phone 00966114418700 – Fax: 00966114410797

 

Prince Saud al-Faisal Wildlife Research Center

P.O.Box 1086 Taif Saudi Arabia

Tel +966 12 7481252 / +966 12 7481271 / +966 12 7481307

Fax +966 12 7481305

Email: desert@nwrc-sa.org

 
DESCRIPTION
AREA PSFWRC: 70 hectares have been allocated within the boundaries of the center as a botanical reserve
LATITUDE 24, 67 º N
LONGITUDE 46, 69 º E
ALTITUDE 1400 m
PRECIPITATION 100 mm
INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION
STATUS Government agency: The Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA)  & The National Center of Wildlife (NCW) 
INSTITUTION TYPE Center for captive breeding and research dependent on the National Center of Wildlife (NCW)
DATE FOUNDED KKWRC: 1987    PSFWRC: 1986
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS Small collection of native plants (some of them rare and endangered species)
TAXA No information available
PROGRAMMES PSFWRC:

• Breeding Saudi endangered wildlife in captivity.
• Reintroducing captive bred wildlife inside the designated protected areas for rehabilitation of wildlife within their geographical natural habitat in the kingdom.
• Conduct follow up monitoring of rehabilitated wildlife through conducting environmental studies to monitor wildlife adaptation after their reintroduction.
• Share in conservation programs in the natural habitat of wildlife including conservation measures and studies of desert ecosystems and management of protected areas and mobilize support from different community stakeholders to support conservation through environmental awareness and educational programs.
• Programs for botanical research to conduct studies comparing the natural vegetation cover inside the reserve and the vegetation cover exposed to overgrazing outside the reserve with the aim of restoring deteriorating natural areas.​​​

KKWRC: has five programs for breeding and conserving endangered wildlife species, namely:
• Reem gazelle propagation program
• The Idmi gazelle propagation program at both the King Khalid Center for Wildlife Research in al-Thumama and the Prince Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sudairy Center.
• Neumann’s gazelle​ breeding program.
• Nubian Ibex propagation program.
• Arabian Oryx Propagation Program.
FEATURES AND FACILITIES • Offices
• Laboratory
• Herbarium
• Seed bank
• Area for captive breeding (animals)
• Botanical Reserve (70 ha)
MAIN DEFICIENCIES No information available
OTHER INFORMATION It is an institution mainly dedicated to captive breeding, reintroduction and research programs. 
SOURCES CONSULTED Web:

https://www.ncw.gov.sa/En/Wildlife/KKWRC/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.ncw.gov.sa/En/Wildlife/PSFWRC/Pages/default.aspx

https://www.ncw.gov.sa/en/Pages/default.aspx

www.bgci.org

www.cbd.int

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