Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 118, October 2014, pp. 1-18.

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Poisoning case of an Arabian Leopard
(Panthera pardus nimr) at Wadi Noaman,
North East of Makkah Al-Mukarramah,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
By: Prof. Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher KhalafSakerfalke von Jaffa

The poisoned Arabian Leopard at Wadi Noaman, Saudi Arabia. http://sabq.org/KhSfde
On Saturday 22nd February 2014 an Arabian leopard (Panthera pardus nimr
Hemprich and Ehrenberg, 1833) was poisoned at Bawadi Al-Noaman Village,
Koshaa Al-Jawabrah Area, Wadi Noaman, North East of Makkah AlMukarramah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The poisoning of an Arabian leopard, an endangered species, by a shepherd to
protect his camel herd in Bawadi AlNoaman Village in Makkah Al-Mukarramah,
has shocked the Saudi National Wildlife Commission (SNWC) (Arab News).
Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin – Number 118 – October 2014