Pulling Arabia’s wildlife back from the brink is the job of the King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre near Riyadh. The centre is run by the Saudi government in collaboration with our own Zoological Society of London. Here they use the latest genetic techniques to build up viable groups of local endangered species which are then released into large protected areas.
The Natural History Unit is in the middle of a recording trip to the Middle East for a series coming up in August called ‘Wild Arabia’. From the lowest point on earth on the Dead Sea to the edge of the Empty Quarter we’ve been gathering stories that we hope will demonstrate the magnetic natural attractions of the region.
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Sometimes the recording of a programme hangs in the balance as animals don’t really operate to our timescales. This is what makes wildlife so exciting of course but makes things a bit hairy when you only have a day to find them. That was certainly the case when it came to trying to record a programme about Sea Lampreys. Sea Lampreys are mysterious creatures, almost Hollywood-esque in their appearance (anyone remember ?) that comes up our rivers to spawn in June.
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