WATCH: The Gulf species at risk of extinction

A Sand Cat (Felis margarita) at the Al AIn Zoo.

Hundreds of bird and mammal species in the Arabian Gulf are at risk of extinction. But the recent sighting of the Rueppell's fox and crested porcupine could mean that there is hope after all.

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