JEDDAH: The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has reintroduced the Arabian hare (Lepus capensis arabicus), the 14th native species returned to the reserve since the ReWild Arabia program began in winter 2022.
The Arabian hare occupies a foundational position in the desert food web, having been found in the central region of Saudi Arabia.
Its return signals another step in the reserve’s long-term ambition to restore functioning, self-sustaining ecosystems across a landscape increasingly shaped by climate pressures.
The reintroduction of this primary consumer supports the re-establishment of a critical layer of the trophic food web, restoring energy pathways from vegetation to predators.
It also supports the recovery of ecosystem functioning at the landscape scale.
