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===United Arab Emirates===
In the early 1960s, the late [[Sheikh]] [[Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan]] directed the capture of two breeding pairs of the oryx for the nucleus of a captive-breeding program in [[Al Ain]], which would lead to the formation of the [[Al Ain Zoo|city's zoo]].<ref name="HistoryAAZ">{{cite web |publisher=Al Ain Zoo |title=History |url=https://www.alainzoo.ae/about-us/history |access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref> 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.
The Arabian oryx are periodically released in protected areas, such as the Qasr Al Sarab Protected Area. As of 2017, it is estimated that around 10,000 Arabian oryx, of which 5,000 are estimated to be in Abu Dhabi, are currently released in the wild in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gulfnews.com/business/tourism/arabian-oryx-programme-boosts-uaes-biodiversity-1.2129389|title=Arabian Oryx programme boosts UAE’s biodiversity|author=Gulf News|date=23 November 2017}}</ref>
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