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FAO attempts to prevent Rhim gazelles extinction in Iraq
According to a news release from the FAO, a mission from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Iraq visited Sawa Wildlife Reserve in Muthanna Governorate last week to assess the situation of Rhim gazelles, who are severely threatened by hunger and dehydration.
According to the statement, the Rhim gazelles have long been present in Iraq, but due to climate change, catastrophic droughts that have occurred repeatedly, and inadequate grazing places, they are now in danger of going extinct.
In the past few months, the Sawa wildlife reserve’s population of Rhim gazelles dropped from 148 to 87 heads, according to an FAO statement.
The FAO delegation advised an action plan for sustainable interventions following their discussion with representatives from the Muthanna governorate, the ministries of agriculture and the environment, as well as the University of Al Muthanna, according to the release.
The FAO’s action plan calls for using the grant from the Iraqi President to support long-term sustainable solutions, providing 15 tons of concentrate feeds and 5 tons of catalytic feed supplements, using Muthanna Electricity Department to supply electricity to protect Sawa Wildlife Reserve, repairing the Reserve’s fence, and establishing a solar energy model with FAO’s support for irrigation facilities.
In addition to teaching the reserve’s staff members and nearby farmers in conjunction with the faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Al-Muthanna, the FAO advocated the production of fodder crops that are resistant to salt and drought.