The Ibex Reserve Protected Area is located in
Hotat Bani Tamim Hotat Bani Tamim ( ar, حوطة بني تميم) is a Saudi Arabian town, adjacent to Riyadh. Its population is about 40,000. Most of the residents are from the Tamimi tribe. Hotat Bani Tamim is located 135 km south of Riyadh's southern ring ro ...
town south
Riyadh
Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the R ...
at small village called Al-Helwah. It has many different kinds of
desert animals
A xerocole (), is a general term referring to any animal that is adapted to live in a desert. The main challenges xerocoles must overcome are lack of water and excessive heat. To conserve water they avoid evaporation and concentrate excretions (i. ...
but is facing the problem of
extinction
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
due to hunting and loss of water supplies. Founded in 1988 and classified in IUCN Management Category II.
Flora
Approximately 265 plant species were reported in 49 families, of which the largest family is ''Poaceae'', followed by ''Asteraceae'', ''Cruciferae'' and ''Leguminosae''.
References
External links
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Riyadh Province
Protected areas of Saudi Arabia
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