endangered species
Endangered turtle saved in Red Sea governorate
Environment
March 19, 2012
Endangered turtle saved in Red Sea governorate
The Red Sea reserves authority saved an endangered turtle Monday from death north of Marsa Alam, Red Sea governorate. Environmental…
Migratory birds on collision course with wind parks
Environment
December 29, 2011
Migratory birds on collision course with wind parks
Egypt hopes to harness the wind to help meet its soaring demand for energy, but plans to build a network…
Endangered species: Egypt’s Striped Hyena
Environment
December 24, 2011
Endangered species: Egypt’s Striped Hyena
The hyena “dubba” is a striped hyena that is still present in some parts of Egypt, but the population is…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s sharks
Environment
December 15, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s sharks
For decades, protecting sharks has been one of the most frustrating challenges facing Egyptian conservationists. Many species, such as hammerheads,…
Endangered Species: The Egyptian Tortoise
Environment
December 8, 2011
Endangered Species: The Egyptian Tortoise
A mammoth problem facing the rather miniscule Egyptian tortoise, muses one veteran conservationist, is that it is obscenely cute. One…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s African Sacred Ibis
Environment
December 1, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s African Sacred Ibis
The ibis has a special place in ancient Egyptian history, as it was once associated with Thoth, an ancient Egyptian…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s dugong
Environment
November 17, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s dugong
The survival of the elusive, blubbery sea-trawler known as the dugong is hanging in delicate balance amid ever-increasing development, tourism…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s Barbary sheep
Environment
November 4, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s Barbary sheep
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna.
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
Environment
October 28, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s coral reefs
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Irresponsible diving, overfishing…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s gazelles
Environment
October 21, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s gazelles
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna.