Does
Oman have A various wildlife?
Oman has varied wildlife both on land and the
surrounding water. The government has issued many strict laws to ban
hunting
and killing some wild animals that became endangered. There are
some wild
animals that have become endangered such as Arabian Oryx, and Arabian
Leopard.
Also, the government created the National Restore Organization to
protect to
the natural habitats of mammals.
Oman’s water is very rich with various marine
species. There are about 20 species of whales and dolphins that live in
the Oman’s
water. Oman
is a member of the International Whaling Commission. Also, Oman
follows the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (
CITES).
Turtles make the
Omani’s shore a safe place
to live and breed. The Omani’s government issued laws which prohibited
killing
or taking any turtles. People who do such things go to jail, and have
to pay
fines. All of those laws were set to protect and preserve the turtles.
There
are various species of turtles that live in the Sultanate.
The Omani government
has created many
natural parks where Omanis and tourists can go and watch various type
of wild
animals, that can not be found elsewhere. Most of those parks are
listed and
registered by UNESCO. Jaddet Alhrasis
Park
is the main park in the sultanate.
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