Introduction
UAE is developing so much that
people come here for tourism and especially for desert games like rally,
falconry one of the most popular games of rich, and oil owner sheikhs of Arab
world. But since there has been a lots of shooting and hunting of animals with
most modern machine guns like M4 Carbine and other arms.
These animals are reducing day by
day especially hawks, gulls and the Indian roller. And there is one more
amazing fact about Persian Gulf that it supports more than 200 species of fish
which are usually hunted by rich sheiks as part of their life and enjoyment.
Even animals like oryx, gazelle and
other herbivores and carnivores are threatened for extinction. But recently Abu
Dhabi’s ruler President Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyyan has made special
efforts to establish a rule which allows all kinds of birds, animals and
wildlife to be preserved and hunting and shooting has been canceled.
Back in 1969 UAE established a
remarkable zoo at al-Ain to protect and preserve wildlife in this zoo and
Shaikh Zayed also invited Johann Bulart, an Austrian Civil Engineer and amateur
zoologist who had come to work or Shaikh Rashid in Dubai.
Secondly the climate of UAE is so
adverse that usually the weather is 68 degrees or 95 degrees at midday but at
nights the temperature is as low as 48 degrees Fahrenheit there is also
rainfall between 1 to 1.7 inches in Abu Dhabi bust since the modernization of
UAE people now live a comfortable life.
Nature and Climate
Nature and climate co exists
together in such a way that if anyone of the thing gets imbalanced there will
be a disturbance in life which included wildlife, nature and humans. So
similarly animals and nature are co-existing inn UAE and it is in human nature
that when they see resources in abundance they hunt and consume it as fast as
they can (Soma 2012).
This is the problem of UAE and it
has become so worse that every other week end rich sheikhs of Saudi Arabia and Middle
East come to Abu Dhabi for falconry and other animal hunting events (Juboori
et.al, 2013).
The climate conditions of UAE are
suitable for such sports events and not only Arab sheikhs but rich people or
those who can afford to do falconry and other sport events have caused lots of
animal species to come close to their extinction so the ruler of Abu Dhabi sheikh
Zayed bin Sultan al-Nuhayyan ordered this state to put an end to this hunting tradition
and instead choose to protect wildlife and he also decided to build a zoo for
animals so that people can enjoy the marvels of nature and wildlife and the oil
slick will cause the animals to develop sickness and die eventually (Brighton,
2013).
The fallout of Iran and Iraq war was
also a big drawback for animals of UAE and most of the wildlife of Arab
countries as they are the best resource for human survival. Secondly the issue
of climate control and temperature is also a biggest concern in UAE when temperatures
in midday fall increase from 68 degrees to 98 degrees and at night it drops to
48 degrees (Open Minds).
Conclusion
Wildlife and nature is not a man-made
marvel so it should be controlled by the technology made to consume it like for
instance rich Arab sheiks instead of hunting animals and doing falconry in the
deserts of UAE they should build their own ranch and keep animals in them which
create a new trend amongst the sheikh and it will also allow them to keep their
animals safe and nature would be preserved as it needs to be.
References
Brighton, Louise. Falconry in UAE. Life after Dubai.
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Juboori, A.Y., Shigidy, M.T., & Mohammed, M.A. (2013).
Sero-Prevalence and Epidemiology of Brucellosis in Camels, Sheep and Goats in
Abu Dhabi Emirate. International Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
5(2), 82-86
“Open Minds: ‘Why is the Falcon the national symbol of UAE’.” 7
days in Dubai, Retrieved from web 9 April 2013. Web. 8 October 2013
Soma, Takuya . (2012). Contemporary Falconry in Altai-Kazakh in
Western Mongolia. International Journal of Intangible Heritage, 7(1),
103-111
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