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===Israel===
In Israel the reintroduction program was established in 1978 when four pairs of Arabian oryx were purchased.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} At this time the IUCN Redbook reported wild populations totaling 90-10090–100 animals in three locations in Northern [[Arabah|Arava]] and the [[Negev]] Desert. As of 2014 there are there are around 130 animals in the Aravah, and in 2013 they began to spread to the central Negev and the population keeps increasing. In addition to the natural population increase, every year around six animals are released to the wild in Israel. [[Israel]] is the only country in which the Arabian oryx was reintroduced where [[poaching]] prohibition can be enforced, and because of this the Israeli population grows annually. Apart from the wild oryx population in Israel, there are few dozen oryx in the [[Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve]], a few breeding couples in the [[Jerusalem Biblical Zoo]] and a small herd in the [[Ramat Gan Safari]]. The reintroduction of oryx in Israel is one of a few successful programs reintroducing animals into nature in Israel; others include the introduction of the [[Persian onager]] (a proxy for the extinct Syrian onager), and the very successful reintroduction of [[Persian fallow deer]].<ref name="redlist/oryx/details"/>
===United Arab Emirates===
===Jordan===
The reintroduction project for Jordan began when the Environment Agency -– Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the Al [[Aqaba]] Special Economic Zone Authority signed a sponsorship agreement in April 2007. Under this agreement, EAD is sponsoring the million three-year project which includes reintroduction of the Arabian oryx into the [[Wadi Rum]] Protected Area, rehabilitating the habitat, and helping local residents to improve their living standards.
Twenty oryx (12 males and 8 females) were released into the Wadi Rum Protected Area in July 2009.<ref>{{cite web
In 1986, as a result of the reintroduction efforts, the IUCN re-listed the Arabian oryx from extinct in the wild to endangered. By 2009, the Arabian oryx was protected by law in all areas where it appears.
In June 2011, the Arabian oryx was re-listed as vulnerable by the [[IUCN Red List]]. The IUCN estimates there are more than 1000 Arabian oryx in the wild, with 6000-70006000–7000 held in captivity worldwide in zoos, preserves, and private collections. Some of these are in large fenced enclosures (free-roaming), including those in Syria (Al Talila), Bahrain, Qatar, and UAE.<ref name="iucn"/> This is the first time the IUCN has re-classified a species as vulnerable after it had been listed as extinct in the wild.<ref name="sci_am_2011-06"/> The Arabian oryx is also listed in [[CITES]] Appendix I.<ref name="cites_appendix"/>
==Notes==
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731235200/http://www.oryxoman.com/timeline/htmlconsole.htm
|archive-date=31 July 2008
|title=The Arabian Oryx Project -– Timeline
|work=oryxoman.com
|publisher=Sultanate of Oman
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