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Eco-Jordan |
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You
have an opportunity to connect with all the wonders of
nature in Jordan by visiting the nature reserves and
protected areas. The Royal Society for the Conservations
of Nature (RSCN) and the Royal Ecological Diving
Society, are leading organizations in their fields,
working to preserve the animal, plant, and natural
beauty of Jordan.
Incentive clients interested in assisting these
organisations may become members or make contributions
to them. The Jordan Tourism Board may assist with these
arrangements.
Carefully orchestrated visits can be made to many of the
nature reserves.
The Mujib Wildlife Reserve
It is located near the east coast of the Dead Sea in
Wadi Mujib gorge, beginning at over 1,300 feet below sea
level and climbing to almost 3,000 feet above sea level
in some places. The diversity of Wadi Mujib wildlife is
still being explored, but more than 420 species of
plants, and 102 species of birds and many animals,
including the homed Ibex and the carnivorous Caracal cat
are found there. The reserve has two main hiking trails.
The Dana Nature Reserve
Located near Tafila, the l20-square-mile Dana Nature
Reserve extends from the top of the Jordan Rift Valley
to the desert lowlands of Wadi Araba. The beauty of the
mountains and cliffs, the mystery of the ancient ruins
of Feinan, and the diversity of the landscape will
strike you. Dana supports 703 species of plants, 38
species of mammals, and 215 species of rare birds. There
is a complex made up of a small Guesthouse, a nature
shop and a Visitors' Centre to assist guests.
The Shaumari Nature Reserve
Located east of Amman, the Shaumari Reserve was created
by the RSCN as a breeding centre for endangered or
locally extinct wildlife. Today, following breeding
programmes, it is home to Oryx, Ostriches, Gazelles, and Onagers,
 some of the most rare species of animal life in
the Middle East. The last wild Oryx in the world was
killed in Oman in 1972. Six years later, the RSCN
brought eleven Oryx from a USA survival herd and
relocated them in Shaumari. The herd has increased to
over 200, and Jordan now supplies Oryx to other
countries that are conducting reintroduction programmes |
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