JEDDAH: Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve celebrated its second school art competition this month, with 1,600 entries received from 120 schools — a 324 percent increase compared to its inaugural year.
This year’s theme, “In Our Nature,” invited students to represent one of three large mammals found in the Reserve that are central to its rewilding program — the Arabian wolf, Arabian oryx, and Persian onager.
Elefteria Castis, the reserve’s chief of strategy and business, told Arab News that such a rapid increase in interest had not been expected so quickly.
“Their focus has been to increase reach across the 24,500 sq. km reserve. The competition already reaches 120 schools across the reserve’s landscape; our goal for the 2026–2027 edition is to reach 100 percent of schools within Reserve communities, an additional 20 schools,” she said.
Students were invited to represent one of three large mammals found in the Reserve that are central to its rewilding program — the Arabian wolf, Arabian oryx, and Persian onager. (Supplied)
