Ehab Eid

We report in this paper all the terrestrial and freshwater introduced species in Jordan. Eight species of mammals have been introduced to Jordan from other countries. One species is expanding its range of distribution (Myocastor coypus), while the others are confined to nature reserves or private farms, or released within the vicinity of nature res...

A survey of the Blanford's fox was established in Jabal Masuda (Southern Jordan), to increase the knowledge of its density. Live-trapping method was used and capture mark-recapture technique was applied. We captured a total of 27 specimens including nine re-captured specimens. Density was determined using two methods: the Bondrup-Nielsen formula wh...

The region of Tabuk, located in the north-western part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is divided into five major habitat groups including: (1) mountains, (2) coastal and islands, (3) water bodies, (4) plains and valleys with scattered trees, and (5) agricultural and urban environment (Aloufi, 2007), covering a total area of 116 400 km2. To date, 3...

The Blanford’s fox Vulpes cana has been recorded from several locations in Jordan including Wadi Rum, Dana, Mujib and Jabal Masuda. In this study, we provided new information on Blanford's fox morphology, ectoparasites, , activity and diet in the jabal Masuda proposed protected area based on the results of using live-trapping, camera trapping, spot...

The rapid pace of urbanization in the Arab region, coupled with inadequate planning, has placed significant strain on available natural resources. Soil, air, water, biodiversity, and delivery of ecosystem services face numerous threats and challenges leading to their degradation or loss. Climate change further exacerbates these challenges due to in...

The Jungle Cat Felis chaus is classified as critically endangered in Jordan due to its limited distribution and presumed population decline. We present new evidence for its presence in the lower Jordan River region, where it was recorded opportunistically during a monitoring program focused on the Golden Jackal Canis aureus. Five photographs of the...

The golden jackal, Canis aureus Linnaeus 1758, is listed as a species of globally Least Concern status by the IUCN; however, throughout the Arabian Peninsula, it is classified as Near Threatened due to the lack of information on its population and threats. Despite beings a widespread species, the information on the golden jackal distribution in Sau...

Abushattal S, Alnasarat H, Alnaimat SM, Eid E. 2024. The use of 18S rRNA for identification of the first record of Tadpole Shrimp Lepidurus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Jordan. Biodiversitas 25: 1223-1229. The tadpole shrimps are living fossils that survive in temporary water pools and are considered benthic organisms that swim and feed on tiny organ...

The diet composition of Barn Owls Tyto alba inhabiting citrus farms in the lower Jordan River region was analyzed by examining 68 pellets containing 179 individual prey items representing at least four rodent species. Barn Owls preyed on a wide range of small vertebrates, with House Mouse Mus musculus constituting the highest proportion of the diet...

The vulnerability assessment of Jordan’s ecosystems was determined, where 13 terrestrial ecosystems were evaluated. The marine environment was considered as one unit, due to the short length of its coastline, which is 27 km. The exposure trends from the projections of mean annual temperature and the precipitation rate are acceptable, and the exposu...

Fishing pressure and other human impacts are increasing throughout much of the Red Sea. We assessed the minimum soak time and status of the coral reef fish community in the Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan prior to its official redesignation as a Marine Reserve in 2020 using baited remote underwater video (BRUV). A total of 86 species from 27 families wer...

Within the limited coastline, marine fisheries in Jordan are necessarily limited in its overall potential. Fishing takes place from small vessels, deploying gillnets, traps and lines. Although, relatively big fishermen community is present at Aqaba with over than 350 licensed fishermen, only about 80 fishers are still fishing around the year. Only...

HELAND is a European framework project aiming to promote socio-economic sustainable development through innovative technological actions for Mediterranean tourism-heritage and landscapes protection clusters. HELAND works with the participation of organizations from Malta, Spain, Cyprus, Palestine, Jordan and Lebanon dealing with tourism studies, re...

Biodiversity targets, under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework , prioritize both conservation area and their effectiveness. The effective management of protected areas (PAs) depends greatly on law enforcement resources, which is often tasked to rangers. We addressed economic aspects of law enforcement by rangers working in terrestri...

Aichi Target 11 committed governments to protect ≥17% of their terrestrial environments by 2020, yet it was rarely achieved, raising questions about the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework goal to protect 30% by 2030. Asia is a challenging continent for such targets, combining high biodiversity with dense human populations. Here, we evaluated a...

A few specimens of the pelagic octopod Argonauta argo (Linnaeus, 1758) were found after they were washed up by currents along the northern beach of the Gulf of Aqaba in Jordan. This article describes this record and provides a review of the species' sightings worldwide and their importance as prey in maintaining an ecological balance.

Three of the four known feline species in Jordan are categorized as critically endangered, according to the latest Red List assessment of mammals in Jordan, of which caracal: Caracal caracal, sand cat Felis margarita, and jungle cat Felis chaus. The fourth species, discussed within this paper – the wild cat Felis silvestris, is a species of least c...

يعد أطلس الحيَّات أحد المصادر الهامة الداعمة لحقبة متميزة من الدراسات والأبحاث التي تم تنفيذها على أرض المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية حول الزواحف بشكل عام والحيَّات بشكل خاص. ما يميز هذا الدليل هو شموليته واحتواءه على تفاصيل متنوعة بطريقة سلسلة وواضحة تتيح للقارئ من مختلف الخلفيات العلمية والعامة منهم فهم هذه المجموعة الفريدة من نوعها والتي لطالما شكلت...

The ’Atlas of Jordan’s Snakes’ is one of the important scientific resources that support a distinguished era of studies and research that were carried out on reptiles in general and snakes in particular within the territory of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This Atlas provides important details on these unique animals that have always been a sour...

There are two terms used to describe the snake in Jordan: Afa’a, referring to the venomous snakes whose characteristics are similar to the family Viperidae, and Thu’ban, which describes non- or mildly venomous snakes and usually is used to describe the rest of the snake species. It is, however, also mistakenly attributed to venomous species includi...

Twelve species of ungulates are reported from the wild in Jordan. Three of these, Addax nasomaculatus (Addax), Bos primigenius (Aurochs), and Cervus elaphus (Red Deer) are known only from archaeological excavations. Dama mesopotamica (Mesopotamian Fallow Deer), Oryx leucoryx (Arabian Oryx) and Equus hemionus hemippus (Syrian Wild Ass) have been reg...

This is the first national Red List assessment of the 85 mammalian species, reported from Jordan. The aim was to assess the national conservation status of the terrestrial mammals in Jordan. The information provided in this text will help to put local conservation priorities into a national context, thus maximizing the effectiveness of conservation...

SEA is a decision support process that does enable the integration of environmental objectives and principles in the Energy Strategy, taking into account a need to prevent or reduce negative effects on the environment and human health and well-being. The SEA carried out for the Energy Strategy included an analysis of the current state of the enviro...

نظراً للتطور والنمو السريع الذي شهدته مدينة العقبة فقد برزت الحاجة لوجود نهج إداري شمولي يتناسب مع اصحاب العلاقة المتعددين والذي يعالج الاهتمامات المختلفة ويعمل في نفس الوقت على استدامة الموارد البحرية والساحلية والمنظومة المجتمعية المرتبطة بها .ان الادارة المتكاملة للمناطق الساحلية تساهم في تشجيع الإستخدام المستدام للموارد الساحلية وتدعم التخطيط ا...

The Gulf of Aqaba is Jordan’s only marine outlet and the country coastline extends for a total of 27km. It has unique physical characteristics including its transparent waters and temperatures ranging between ~21 °C in winter and 27 °C in summer. These provide a great opportunity for divers, snorkelers, and beach-goers to enjoy its marine diversity...

Education takes a critical role in raising future generations. Schools in remote areas often suffer from inadequate access to electricity to operate daily services for classrooms. This includes difficulties providing efficient heating and cooling systems, lighting, connecting computers, and accessing online learning. Additionally, with an influx of...

This book was written in Arabic to identity ecosystem services from an Islamic perspectives. Also, it provide details how Islam "as a religion" has respected Environment, ecosystems, habitats and species and call for its conservation and sustainable use.

A study on Blanford’s Fox was conducted from Tabuk Province, a poorly studied area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), from December 2015 until May 2016. This study adds to our knowledge, where two survey methods were used, which are the live trapping and camera trapping methods. Five specimens were captured alive, in addition to a dead specimen...

A study on Blanford's Fox was conducted from Tabuk Province, a poorly studied area of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), from December 2015 until May 2016. This study adds to our knowledge, where two survey methods were used, which are the live trapping and camera trapping methods. Five specimens were captured alive, in addition to a dead specimen...

يعتبر الصيد من الأنشطة الطبيعية التي مارسها العرب منذ قديم الزمان بسبب طبيعة حياتهم البدوية، ومحدودية الموارد في معظم المناطق التي اعتادوا المعيشة فيها. ويعتبر الصيد من النشاطات الهامة في الأردن لأنه يعتبر كهواية لا تقتصر على شريحة معينة من المجتمع بل ويتم ممارستها من خلال طيف واسع من الهواة كمصدر للمتعة والنـزهة ومجال للتدريب على أساليب القنص واست...

الكائنات البحرية السامة والضارة وتلك التي قد تتسبب للإنسان بأي ضرر هي دائما موضع اهتمام وحذر من مرتادي البحر، وذلك نتيجة أسلوب حياتها الغامض، وسلوكياتها وتطور اليات الافتراس والدفاع لديها مثل الأشواك السامة والأسنان الحادة والتي تساعدها للبقاء على قيد الحياة. وبغض النظر عن وسائل الدفاع عن النفس التي طورتها هذه الأنواع للبقاء على قيد الحياة إلا انها...

Between February and September 2014, we performed a survey of 23 animal markets in Beirut. Trade in wild animals including reptiles, birds and mammals comprise a large volume (25704 specimens). The estimated value of wildlife trade in Lebanon in the visited shops and during the study period is 431371 US$, out of which 97 % is for birds. This number...

Distributional and ecological data were given to all rodents of Jordan. The rodent fauna of Jordan consists of 28 species with 20 genera in eight families (Cricetidae, Dipodidae, Gliridae, Hystricidae, Muridae, Myocastoridae, Sciuridae,and Spalacidae), including four introduced species.Keys for families and species were provided, along with diagnos...

The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS) has established the first underwater archaeological survey in Jordan, at the Islamic City of Ayla at the Gulf of Aqaba. The full name of the project is “Discover the Depth of Aqaba Marine Heritage Project.” This pioneering effort will support the government of Jordan to fulfil their obligation...

This study is the first to provide data on the extent of illegal hunting practices in Jordan using posts on social media. During January 2015 to January 2016 photographs from seven hunter groups on Facebook recorded the killing of 4,707 native animals of 59 species, of which birds constituted the majority, followed by mammals and reptiles. Flouting...

Venomous, poisonous and potentially injurious marine creatures are always a subject of interest, due to their mysterious lifestyle, behaviors and evolution of different types of predatory and defensive mechanisms in order to survive such as venomous stings, spines and bites. However, limited research and information are available on their presence,...

In this assessment, the UNEP Secretariat and the authorsprovide an objective evaluation and analysis designed tosupport environmental decision making. Expert judgmentis applied to existing knowledge to provide scientificallycredible answers to policy-relevant questions. Environmental governance is the mechanism through which peace and resilience c...

تم اعداد هذا الدليل من خلال مشروع “الإدارة المتكاملة للمناطق الساحلية: نهج للتطور والنمو”. وهدف المشروع الى الخروج بدليل شمولي يبين آليات وقواعد الادارة المتكاملة للمناطق الساحلية ويحدد القضايا المتعلقة بها في منطقة العقبة بطريقة تشاركية تفاعلية مع مختلف أصحاب العلاقة. تم تنفيذ المشروع من خال تحقيق ثلاثة مكونات رئيسية تضمن المكون الأول مراجعة مستفي...

يميز الأردن موقعه المتوسط بين ثلاث قارات هي؛ إفريقيا، وآسيا، وأوروبا، مما أدى إلى تنوع الخصائص المناخية التي ساهمت بدورها في توفير موائل متعددة لعدد متنوع من الأنواع النباتية والحيوانية. وساهم في زيادة أهمية الأردن، وقوعه ضمن صدع وادي الأردن/البحرالأحمر الذي يعتبر ذو أهمية عالمية كبيرة كأحد أهم ممرات الهجرة العالمية للطيور، حيث تستخدمه بشكل سنوي لل...

The Stone Marten, Martes foina, was studied in Dibeen Forest Reserve during 2006, using live- traps, spoor route, and spotlight methods. A total of 164 trapping nights were performed, where as six individuals were captured. Spotlight and spoor route methods were ineffective. Details on morphometric measurements, sex, habitat preferences and threats...

This paper provides an overview of the traditional uses of animal species and their derivatives in traditional folk medicine from Tabuk area located at the North western region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Potential implications for conservation of species used are also discussed, as several species used in fo...

Striped hyenas have a widespread distribution in arid and semi-arid areas of Africa and Asia. However, very little is known about their population status or ecology. We used camera traps to estimate the population size and waterhole use patterns of striped hyenas visiting artificial waterholes in the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan. The population s...

This guide provides details on the diving sites at the Gulf of Aqaba of Jordan, and their remarkable features

This publication provides an overview of the status of gender equality and its connection to the cultural heritage sector in the Mediterranean. The aim of the publication is to evaluate the importance of gender equality as a means to generate further social and economic development within the region. Building a better future for all requires the fu...

Located at the heart of the Middle East Jordan is a middle income county shaped by its Geography, history, Geopolitics and scarcity in natural resources. Jordan is located about 80 km to the East of the Mediterranean Sea with a predominantly Mediterranean climate; hot and dry summers and wet and cool winters. Jordan is also characterized by a uniqu...

A total of 14 species pertaining to five families (Platycnemididae, Coenagrionidae, Gomphidae, Aeshnidae and Libellulidae) were identified along eight sites in the Wadi Al Mujib catchment. Collected species varied along the eight sampling sites, ranging from a single species from Al Mujib dam to a maximum of seven species in the waterfalls to the b...

The International Waterbird Census (IWC) program in Jordan was established in 2001 and is still coordinated by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) on a yearly basis. The method used involves direct counting from selected vantage points to count the number of waterbird species and the number of individuals. Results for the period...

The International Waterbird Census (IWC) program in Jordan was established in 2001 and is still coordinated by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) on a yearly basis. The method used involves direct counting from selected vantage points to count the number of waterbird species and the number of individuals. Results for the period...

The magnitude of animal trade in Amman city, Jordan, was evaluated during July to November 2009. Birds have constituted the majority of specimens in trade with the sum quantity of 16942 specimens, represented by 54 species among 19 families. In addition, reptiles were also encountered, with a total of three species belonging to three families. Mamm...

The distribution and abundance of seagrass communities have been investigated from from three sites along the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba. The results showed that the seagrass Halophila stipulacea has the widest distribution in all sites. However, the species Halodule uninervis and Halophila ovalis were less abundant and were found at the...

The magnitude of animal trade in Amman city, Jordan, was evaluated during July to November 2009. Birds have constituted the majority of specimens in trade with the sum quantity of 16942 specimens, represented by 54 species among 19 families. In addition, reptiles were also encountered, with a total of three species belonging to three families. Mamm...

Twenty-one species of reptiles and amphibians belonging to nine families were recorded in this survey. These species included one amphibian, one tortoise, 12 lizards, and seven snakes. The present study is the fi rst attempt to compare between opportunistic and systematic survey methods in Jordan for reptiles and amphibians. The opportunistic surve...

The release program of European Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus was launched in 1989 when the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) received a donation of four individuals (two males and two females) from Turkish-Bulgarian border. The aim of the program was to establish a viable population in the former habitat of the species. The progra...

New records of large Branchiopods (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) from northern Jordan by Ehab Khalil Eid Little is known about large branchiopods in Jordan. NELSON (1973) reported Branchinella spinosa and Atyaephyra desmaresti from the Azraq Nature Reserve and Chirocephalus sp. from Qa Kanna, near Azraq. Regionally, the Copepoda of Palestine and Norther...

During the present survey, the presence of the Persian squirrel, Sciurus anomalus, was established in Dibbeen Nature Reserve and other localities in Jordan. Its presence was based on direct visual observations and fi nding remains of consumed pine acorns. Despite intensive trapping effort that totalled 476 trapping nights, all trapping attempts gav...