First onager born in Saudi Arabia in over a century at royal reserve

RIYADH: Wildlife conservation efforts have resulted in the birth of the first onager (Equus hemionus) in more than 100 years on Saudi soil at the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, marking the return of a species that had disappeared from the Arabian Peninsula for over a century. The reserve said the male onager was born in June last year as part of the Arabian rewilding program, which aims to reintroduce 23 native species to their former habitats, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

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