Rare creatures explored in Hadramout and Shabwa [Archives:2005/856/Local News]

Hadramout- A technical study, prepared by an environmental team and some researchers from the Marine Sciences Research Center in Aden and the Project of Protecting Sea and Land Protected Areas, explored two sites in the governorates of Shabwa and Hadramout, B'er Ali and Sharma.

In these natural sites, there are several species of rare sea birds, turtles and coral reefs.

The study showed the availability of the environmental components required for the living of birds in both sites, in addition to exploring places where turtles abundantly exist.

The study was conducted under the supervision of the General Authority for Environment Protection (GAEP) and funded by one of the British companies concerned with environment protection, in cooperation with the Scientific Council for Information System and Scientific Programs, part of the GAEP

A workshop for discussing plans of administering the two important sites is expected to be held this month in the capital city of Sana'a.

The workshop is due to be attended by a number of academics and Arab researchers, as well as some officials from the Regional Authority for the Aden Gulf and the Red Sea Protection, located in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah.
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