Al Wabra
Al Wabra (proper Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation; AWWP; Arabic محمية الوبرة الطبيعية, DMG maḥmiyyat al-Wabra aṭ-ṭabīʿiyya ) is a zoological institution in Qatar . She is known worldwide for keeping and breeding endangered species. The system is unique in the world.
About 2000 animals are kept on an area of 2.5 km² and are looked after by over 200 employees.
Al Wabra is not actually a zoo, but a collection of animals, similar to a collection of pictures or antiques. There is therefore no zoo-horticultural concept either, since the only criterion for admission is rarity.
Bird collection
Bird collection includes hyacinth macaws , Lear's Macaws , Spix's macaws , Gebirgsaras , Blaulatzaras , Gold parakeets , Keas , Moluccan cockatoos , bristle head -Papageien, gang-gang cockatoo , Banks calyptorhynchus , tundra swan , Little Bird of Paradise , king bird-of-paradise , twelve-wired bird-of-paradise , gold Laubenvogel , guinea fowl , flamingos u. a.
Spix's Macaw
The Spix's Macaw is one of the outstanding species that are kept here. The species is considered extinct in nature. There are still around 100 specimens in captivity. Two thirds of these animals live in Al Wabra. The rest is at the Loro Parque Foundation on Tenerife , at ACTP eV in Schöneiche near Berlin , the São Paulo Zoo and a dozen animals that are not part of the breeding program.
In 2013, veterinarians from Gießen managed to artificially inseminate Spix's Macaws for the first time, using a method developed at the University of Gießen . The first chick to emerge from fertilization bears the name "Neumann", after the doctor who performed the insemination.
Mammals
This includes gazelles and antelopes and big cats, primates ( red-handed , pygmy marmoset , Zwergloris ) and porcupines.
owner
Al Wabra is not open to the public.
The owner is the Qatari Sheikh Saud bin Muhammed Al Thani. He lived in London and died unexpectedly on November 9, 2014 at the age of 48.
Memberships
Al Wabra is a member of EAZA ( European Association of Zoos and Aquaria ), EAZWV ( European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians ) and Species 360 (formerly ISIS).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bonnie James: Qatar efforts give hope to rare parrot species . Gulf Times . May 22, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ↑ Qatari sheik takes endangered bird species under his wing . Washington Post . 4th July 2001
- ↑ Saud bin Mohammed al-Thani, Big-Spending Art Collector, Is Dead , New York Times, November 17, 2014
Coordinates: 25 ° 20 ′ 28 ″ N , 51 ° 10 ′ 28 ″ E