v9i2.241

Submitted date: 15 June 2020
Accepted date: 07 November 2020
Published date: 28 November 2020
Pp. 242–243, Pl. 69.

On a gazelle eating a dove at Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve

P.L. Madurapperuma* & A.A.T. Amarasinghe
*Corresponding author. E-mail: wildmplzoo@gmail.com

The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR) is a 225 km2 natural reserve in the Emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It was established in 2002 and comprises some 5% of the Emirate of Dubai’s total landmass (DDCR 2020). It is home to many species of fauna and flora, including introduced Arabian mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella).

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