Visitors view fish from a wooden bridge at Azraq Wetland Reserve in Jordan. The site is about 110 kilometres east of the capital Amman. AFP
Visitors view fish from a wooden bridge at Azraq Wetland Reserve in Jordan. The site is about 110 kilometres east of the capital Amman. AFP
Visitors pass through the reserve in eastern Jordan. AFP
Visitors pass through the reserve in eastern Jordan. AFP
The Azraq killifish is only found in the reserve, after conservationists intervened to save the species about 20 years ago. AFP
The Azraq killifish is only found in the reserve, after conservationists intervened to save the species about 20 years ago. AFP
The fish, also known as the 'Aphanuis Sirhani', is about 6 centimetres long. Males have black stripes, while females are spotted. AFP
The fish, also known as the 'Aphanuis Sirhani', is about 6 centimetres long. Males have black stripes, while females are spotted. AFP
The Azraq reserve is the only home of the endangered Azraq killifish, which was saved from extinction about two decades ago. AFP
The Azraq reserve is the only home of the endangered Azraq killifish, which was saved from extinction about two decades ago. AFP
Hazem Hrisha, director of the Azraq reserve. AFP
Hazem Hrisha, director of the Azraq reserve. AFP
Dead Sea toothcarp, also known as 'Aphanius dispar richardsoni', at the Fifa Nature Reserve, about 140 kilometres south-west of Amman. Jordan faces a race against time to save the tiny fish from extinction. AFP
Dead Sea toothcarp, also known as 'Aphanius dispar richardsoni', at the Fifa Nature Reserve, about 140 kilometres south-west of Amman. Jordan faces a race against time to save the tiny fish from extinction. AFP
Abdullah Oshoush, an environmental researcher at the Fifa Nature Reserve and a member of the Royal Jordanian Society for the Conservation of Nature. The Dead Sea toothcarp is under threat from climate change. AFP
Abdullah Oshoush, an environmental researcher at the Fifa Nature Reserve and a member of the Royal Jordanian Society for the Conservation of Nature. The Dead Sea toothcarp is under threat from climate change. AFP
Ibrahim Mahasneh, director of the Fifa Nature Reserve, discusses the toothcarp, which has been on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2014. AFP
Ibrahim Mahasneh, director of the Fifa Nature Reserve, discusses the toothcarp, which has been on the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature since 2014. AFP

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Azraq Wetland Reserve: Rare fish at risk of extinction in Jordan - in pictures

The Dead Sea toothcarp and Azraq killifish are under threat in the wild but can be found in the nature reserve 110 kilometres east of Amman

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June 20, 2021

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The Federal National Council is one of five federal authorities established by the UAE constitution. It held its first session on December 2, 1972, a year to the day after Federation.
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