It was only 6:45 a.m., photographer Joel Sartore noted—and yet his clothes were soaked through to the skin, like “I’d been thrown in a swimming pool.” On this muggy September morning, he was stretched ...

The Shaybah Wildlife Sanctuary is reintroducing iconic Arabian animals that were once locally extinct. At first glance, it’s easy to understand why the expansive red sands of Rub’ al-Khali translate ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Saudi Arabian officials have reported the birth of a rare Arabian ...

Murad Mohamed, a scrawny 27 year-old biology graduate, peers through a pair of dusty binoculars, searching for something few even know exists in Yemen: the Arabian leopard, one of the Middle East’s ...

Long necks, short backs, dished faces and high tail carriages give Arabian horses a distinctive look. The noble breed, which originated in the Arabian Peninsula, is known for its intelligence, ...

The 3rd Annual New York Wildlife Conservation Film Festival (WFCC.org) runs from January 30 – February 2, 2013. Ahead of the event, Mongabay.com is running a series of Q&As with filmmakers and ...

For the first time in about 10 years, an Arabian sand cat (Felis margarita harrisoni) was photographed in the wild in the United Arab Emirates. The species is native to the African and Asian ...

The Arabian sand boa (Eryx jayakari) is a remarkable desert-dwelling snake renowned for its distinctive appearance and ingenious hunting techniques. Native to the arid, sandy landscapes of the Arabian ...

Field observations of Arabian babblers show that the birds transport different caterpillar species to distinct substrates depending on how they need to process the caterpillar for eating. The findings ...

Imagine wandering through the vast Arabian Desert, where the wind sculpts endless dunes and silence reigns supreme. As twilight deepens, the golden sands take on an ethereal glow, and the desert comes ...

Editor’s Note: This story was identified by Call to Earth guest editor Erika Cuéllar. She is a biologist and conservationist, and a Rolex Award Laureate. High up in the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve, ...