المملكة: On its international day, the Arab tiger is a symbol of the Kingdom’s heritage and a basis for achieving a natural balance

The Royal Commission for Al -Ula Governorate celebrated the International Day of the Arab Tiger, which falls on February 10 of each year, as part of its efforts to raise awareness of the importance of this extinction threatening, restoring environmental systems, and achieving a natural balance.

Arab Tiger’s Day march

The commission organized community initiatives that included the “Arab Tiger Day” with the aim of raising awareness and unifying efforts in supporting this extinction being strongly threatened.
The authority also held a friendly opening match between schools, marking the launch of the School Football League, which will witness the competition of Al -Ula schools in the spirit of sports and enhance their environmental awareness.

Educating generations of the environmental role of the Arab tiger

Within the framework of the campaign, the Arab Tiger Fund did the school educational workshop under the title “The Story of the Arab Tiger”, which aims to educate and inspire children and youth about the role of the Arab tiger in the environmental system, and its association with the rich cultural and natural heritage in the Arab world, in addition to the ongoing efforts to protect it.
This is through inspiring interactive activities that include a novel for stories specially designed for schools, which will enable students to get to know the homeland of the Arab tiger and the challenges they face, and how to contribute to the journey of preserving it.
Where this session was developed to be part of a campaign held in Oman, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, targeting schools as an essential part of the student participation program to enhance knowledge about the Arab tiger, in addition to an external campaign to increase awareness of the Arab tiger in London and Berlin.

Global participation to protect the Arab tiger

The authority also launched the “Stability Hope” campaign, which comes as a continuation of the birth of Hermas (young Arab tiger), “Amal”, and it was made by successful births in the Center for Mult. The name of 3 Heroes was born last year with the “Arab Tiger and Consumption Center” of the Royal Commission for the Al -Ula Governorate.
And that is after identifying their unique characteristics, and describing their personalities, through the authority’s website from here.
In the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Rima Bint Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, the institution of the non -profit “Kamustfir” organization, and Philip Jones, head of the tourism sector of the Royal Commission for Al -Ula Governorate, the authority signed a partnership with the Zoology Association in the British capital (ZSL) In several areas that included exchanging knowledge and experiences, developing the authority’s strategy and long -term plans in the field of preservation in line with international best practices, in addition to monitoring fungal species after re -launch in their natural habitats, and ensuring the safety of environmental systems.
The Arab Tiger and Conscience Center
While the commission continues to enhance its leadership in the field of conservation, the “Arab Tiger and Conservation Center”, its affiliated to the European Association of Zoos and Aquacultures, obtained (Eaza); To become the first facility of its kind to achieve this achievement in Saudi Arabia.
This reflects the commission’s commitment to achieving the “Vision 2030” targets, which paid great attention to the environment with all its components.
It is worth noting that the Royal Commission for Al -Ula Governorate oversees five natural reserves with a total area of ​​half the governorate, in addition to a natural reserve in the Khyber Governorate, and efforts to restore the Arab tiger come as the largest predators in the Arabian Peninsula, as part of the broader efforts to restore environmental systems, which included several initiatives of afforestation and launch For several animals such as their Arab and Nubian Al -Nubi, and others within the natural reserves, in line with the targets of the Saudi Green Initiative.