What Animals Can Be Found in the Deserts of the Kingdom?

In the deserts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, several species of animals inhabit, including the Arabian Oryx, Mountain Gazelle, goitered gazelle, ostriches, hares, Arabian wolves, hyenas, sand cats, hyrax, chlamydotis, eagles, partridge, and pterocles.

These animals inhabit wildlife reserves covering an area of 82,700 km² in the Kingdom. Some of these reserves have been designated as royal reserves to conserve the wildlife and vegetation within them. The Council of Royal Reserves was established in 2018 to oversee these reserves, including the Imam Abdulaziz Bin Mohammed Reserve (formerly known as Rawdat Khuraim), King Abdulaziz Reserve (formerly known as al-Tanhat and al-Khafs), King Khalid Royal Reserve (formerly known as ath-Thumamah), and King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Reserve, which includes the reserves of al-Khunfah, Tabuk, Harat al-Harrah, as well as the areas between them and those adjacent to them.