RIYADH: The Kingdom’s royal reserves have recorded more than 145 wildlife births over the first few months of this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently.
Fifty were recorded across the Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammad and King Khalid royal reserves by the middle of the second quarter.
The births include oryx and gazelles, reflecting a recovery in wildlife and the success of efforts to reintroduce endangered species, the SPA reported recently.
The Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority said the births included nine Arabian oryx and 46 sand gazelles.
Of the total, 40 were recorded in the Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve, while King Khalid Royal Reserve accounted for the remaining 15.
The authority said the figures reflect the effectiveness of its field programs to enhance ecological balance and support the sustainability of biodiversity.
The results reflect cooperation with the National Center for Wildlife, as a part of integrated national efforts to implement release and reintroduction programs.
These initiatives have helped increase natural reproductive rates while restoring and improving the stability of habitats.
The new births, the authority said, support the continued survival of wildlife species whose populations have declined in recent decades due to environmental challenges including overhunting and desertification.
In another report published by the SPA, the Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority recorded more than 90 births of various wild species during the first quarter of 2026.
The authority documented more than 40 Arabian gazelle, 15 Arabian oryx, over 17 Cape hare, seven red-necked ostriches, and over 12 rock hyrax.
The authority said this represents a qualitative shift in breeding program outcomes, as wild species are moving from reliance on breeding and incubation programs to natural reproduction within their habitats.
