Table of Contents

Foreword Sir Peter Scott; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Re-introductions defined and reviewed; 2. The genus Oryx, and the Arabian oryx: biology, history and extermination from the wild; 3. Operation Oryx, captive-breeding and reintroduction planning; 4. The reintroduction area and the Harasis tribe; 5. Oryx management; 6. Oryx herds in their natural environment; 7. Individual oryx in their natural environment; 8. The Harasis and the reintroduction project; 9. An analysis of project progress, and the future; 10. Towards a rationale for re-introductions; Appendices 1–5; References; Index.

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This book explores the reintroduction of the oryx back into the wild from zoo populations.