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At the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort (AWPR) we are 100% committed to conserving and restoring the rich biodiversity of the desert. To achieve this, we are developing a highly ambitious programme that includes the controlled propagation and re-introduction of endangered species, and the restoration of natural habitats.
At the same time, we are actively partnering with schools, community groups and organisations to raise awareness of the vital need for conservation and to inspire a sense of simple delight in the natural wonder of biodiversity.
Around the UAE we are working with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, the Emirates Wildlife Society and numerous schools and communities. Within our region we are working in harmony with conservationists in Jordan, Egypt, Yemen and Oman. And farther afield, our work reaches all the way to the remote Atlas Mountains of Morocco, the dry bushlands of northern Kenya and the steppes of central Asia, as we partner with some of the world's leading conservation groups. These include the World Conservation Union, World Wide Fund for Nature, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, World Zoo Association and Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
We have also established strong, fruitful relationships with renowned institutions like the San Diego Zoological Society, the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden in Miami and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
We are hugely encouraged by the Abu Dhabi government's evident determination to demonstrate an unprecedented level of respect for land, nature and culture, and are doing everything we can to do it justice. We already host and protect one of the world’s most important collections of arid-land threatened species, and our collection of desert antelopes and carnivores ranks among the very best in the world. As time goes by, we will develop more botanical collections that will be among the most important in the Middle East.
Whether you are a guest or a resident, at the AWPR you can see a sustainable future growing before your very eyes.
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