• The canyon area of Sharaan in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, has been designated as a nature reserve. All photos: Swedish Press Agency
    The canyon area of Sharaan in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, has been designated as a nature reserve. All photos: Swedish Press Agency
  • An Arabian oryx at Sharaan Nature Reserve
    An Arabian oryx at Sharaan Nature Reserve
  • A nubian ibex at Sharaan Nature Reserve
    A nubian ibex at Sharaan Nature Reserve
  • Idmi gazelles at the reserve
    Idmi gazelles at the reserve
  • An idmi gazelle at Sharaan Nature Reserve
    An idmi gazelle at Sharaan Nature Reserve
  • The Sharaan reserve is the first step by the Royal Commission for AlUla to re-establish the plants and wildlife that once flourished in the area
    The Sharaan reserve is the first step by the Royal Commission for AlUla to re-establish the plants and wildlife that once flourished in the area
  • Sharaan is a dramatic landscape of cliffs, rocky plateaus and spectacular sand dunes
    Sharaan is a dramatic landscape of cliffs, rocky plateaus and spectacular sand dunes

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Wildlife thriving in Shareen Nature Reserve at Saudi Arabia's Al Ula - in pictures

The dramatic landscape also includes ibex and gazelle

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April 01, 2021

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