Saudi Arabia - Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA)

BirdLife Affiliate

Staff: 1180

Riyadh, SA

ncwcd@zajil.net

www.swa.gov.sa

Recent Achievements

Continued with an active Houbara Bustard release programme. For the fifth year running, released birds bred successfully
Monitored the breeding population of Lappet-faced Vultures in the Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area. Vulture chicks were ringed and a study of the Hoopoe Lark in the area was carried out
Continued ornithological studies on lark phylogeny, monitoring of Eurasian Griffons, bird migration, guineafowl, the Arabian Bustard, and captive breeding and releasing of Ostriches

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