Al-Jandaliyah
is situated in eastern Saudi Arabia and comprises a small
reserve to the
south of the Hafr al-Batin road. The area shares many characteristics
with the At-
Taysiyah protected area, and was selected as a typical representative
of the Dahna’
sand belt biotope. Dunes border the reserve to the north,
while mixed sand and gravel
plain constitutes the principal habitat. The area is of interest
as a stop-off site for
migrant houbara bustards.
Management objectives of this reserves are to maintain the
ecosystem without
degradation of its biological diversity and productivity;
to conserve and restore the
populations of threatened species and other key taxa; to
reintroduce species that have
disappeared from the site, possibly including reem gazelle,
ostrich, and/or Arabian
oryx; to safeguard the site’s natural processes and the ecosystem
services they
generate, to restore degraded habitats, to enable the local
communities to benefit
through sustainable use of renewable natural resources, and
to provide opportunities
for scientific research, environmental education, sustainable
nature-based recreation.
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