TUCSON (KVOA) – The Phoenix Zoo is pleased to announce the birth of two female Arabian oryx calves, both of which were born at the zoo on Feb. 13. One of the calves (pictured above) belongs to a ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On December 11, 2023, the IUCN announced the downlisting of the scimitar-horned oryx from Extinct in the Wild to Endangered. The Smithsonian's ...

The scimitar-horned oryx was declared extinct in the wild in 2000. But now, after an “ambitious” conservation project, they’ve returned to Chad, officials said. Photo from the Zoological Society of ...

The Lehigh Valley Zoo is celebrating the recent birth of a scimitar-horned oryx, a species of antelope that's considered extinct in the wild. The zoo in Schnecksville is among those participating in a ...

The scimitar-horned oryx is no longer extinct in the wild, after conservation groups and government officials worked together to reintroduce this species to its native land in North Africa. Due to ...

Scimitar-horned oryx can no longer be found outside captivity, which is why the Lehigh Valley Zoo says it’s so excited for the birth of a new calf this month. The zoo in Schnecksville this week ...

In a world-first, the DNA of a vulnerable species, the iconic Arabian Oryx, has been decoded. An international team led by the University of Sydney undertook this project to ensure the survival of the ...

The workshop was attended by 25 participants from the committee's member-countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Syria, Yemen and Jordan. Addressing the ...

Thirty years after the scimitar-horned oyrx were driven to extinction, the desert antelope will return to the last-known place it existed: Chad’s Sahelian grasslands. The reintroduction—the ...