More large mammals roamed Saudi Arabia than previously thought
13 May, 2025
The study provides the most complete list to date of large mammals from the Holocene period and provides a benchmark for rewilding efforts in the region
A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Taibah University has identified 15 large mammal species – three times more than previously thought – that lived in the Arabian Peninsula within the last 10000 years. The study, which can be read in the Journal of Biogeography, provides the most complete list - to date - of large mammals from this period and provides a benchmark for rewilding efforts in the region.