Return of the Persian onager: An Arabian success story

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has announced the successful reintroduction of the Persian onager to Saudi Arabia, marking the return to the kingdom of the Asian wild ass subspecies after an absence of more than a century. Seven Persian onagers, scientific name Equus hemionus ssp. onager, were translocated from the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature’s Shaumari Reserve in Jordan to the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve in April, establishing the...