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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 90-100 animals in 3 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"/>
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In the early 1960s, the late [[Sheikh]] [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] directed the capture of two breeding pairs of the
▲In the early 1960s, the late Sheikh [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] directed the capture of two breeding pairs of the Arabian oryx for the nucleus of a captive-breeding program in [[Al Ain]]. In 2007 the United Arab Emirates started releasing animals into Umm Al Zumul. As of 2009 there have been about 100 animals released.<ref name="redlist/oryx/details"/>
As part of this initiative, a similar program is being developed to reintroduce this extinct species into its natural habitats in Yemen and [[Iraq]].
Since March 1999, the [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi]] has been host to an inter-governmental body known as The Coordinating Committee for the Conservation of the Arabian Oryx, which oversees the coordination of conservation efforts for this species within the Arabian Peninsula.<ref name="arabian/oryx/project/regional"/> In 2012, GSCAO carried out an Arabian Oryx Disease Survey which was funded by the [[Environment Agency Abu Dhabi|Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD)]], in the range states.
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