We’ve got to get a better handle on wildlife conservation in the Middle East.

I am from the South of Saudi Arabia, from the mountains between Baha and Abha cities. I have seen many wolves myself in the wild on the mountains but sadly people carry guns just to kill them wherever they find them to protect their sheep and goats. I used to see wolves when I was a child but not anymore! I do not no if they still exist or not. Many times we see dead wolves were hanged to trees by streets side just to show other people that someone killed a Wolf! That because when someone killed a wolf, he feels proud and try to show that to other people! Sometimes it is been like showing hunting skills! Also, it is been very very common to use poison to kill wolves! They put it in a meat and take it to places where they think a wolf will walk through, when a wolf eat it, just die immediately! My recommendation is to let those who care about wolves and the wild to contact government officials and to have many wolves to be raised at special protected homes and then to let them go just to help increase their numbers. In addition, governments should support locals who have sheep by money to let them keep their animals safe at protected areas which protected from wolves so people will not feel afraid from wolves and will let them go without killing them. Helping those locals to understand the important and the beauty of having wolves in the wild is also very important step. Thank you.

Samira, this is dreadful.