Information for Grade 11

موضوع: Information for Grade 11 الخميس أغسطس 25, 2011 10:25 am

Birding in the Sultanate of Oman
Article on birdwatching in Oman; **** and photographs by Hanne and Jens Eriksen; has sections on birds in the north (Batinah), central Oman (including Yalooni and the mudflats of Barr al Hikman), and south Oman (Dhofar, Salalah)

2 Birds of Oman
Web site on birds & birdwatching in the Sultanate of Oman; has photo gallery, birding update, list of publications on birds in Oman etc; set up by Hanne and Jens Eriksen

3 Corals of Oman
Online version of the book by Steve Coles; has five chapters explaining what corals are, different types, their occurrence, coral reefs in Oman, threats to corals from man-related & natural causes etc

4 The Arabian Oryx Project
Project established in 1979 by the order of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said to re-establish a wild population of the Arabian oryx; the Arabian oryx had become extinct in the wild throughout its range in Arabia

5 The Turtles of Oman
Five out of a recognised seven species of marine turtle are found in the seas of the Arabian peninsula; four of these nest on beaches along the vast and varied coasline of Oman; has info on turtles at Ra's al Hadd, Daymaniyat Islands, etc

6 Wildlife in Oman
Article from arabianwildlife.com; has info about the mountainous north, deserts (Wahiba, Jiddat al Harasis, Rub al-Khali), wildlife including birds, caracal lynx, sand foxes, wild sand cats, rheem gazelle, Nubian ibex, etc

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