oryx=أوريكس/المها
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The term "oryx"
comes from the
Greek
word Ὂρυξ,
óryx, for a type of antelope. The proper
plural form is
óryges, although oryxes has been established
in English.
Arabian
oryx
The
Arabian
oryx (
Oryx leucoryx, Arabic:
المها),
the smallest species, became extinct in the wild in 1972 from the
Arabian
Peninsula. It was
reintroduced
in 1982 in
Oman, but
poaching has
reduced their numbers there. One of the largest populations of
Arabian oryx exists on
Sir
Bani Yas Island in the
United
Arab Emirates. Additional populations have been reintroduced in
Qatar,
Bahrain,
Israel,
Jordan
and
Saudi Arabia.
As of 2011, the total wild population is over 1000, and 6000–7000
are being held in captivity. In 2011, the
IUCN
downgraded its threat category from
Extinct
in the Wild to
Vulnerable,
the first species to have changed back this way
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