Khor Bidah wetland

Khor al-Beida is a tidal wetland in the Emirate of Umm al Quwain. It hosts several species of crabs, mollusks and wintering shorebirds.[1] The fragile ecosystem is under threat from illegal felling of Mangroves and real estate development.

Birdlife International[2] and The UAE Ministry of Climate Change & Environment have listed Khor al Beidah as an Important Bird Area (IBA).[3]

More than 420 different species have been recorded in this region and the region is largely left unprotected[4]

Khor Al Beidah
Khor Al Beidah
Khor Al Beidah
Location of Khor Al Beidah Wetland

Bird species

References

  1. ↑ "Umm Al Quwain mangroves illegally cut down by 'camel farm labourers'". The National. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  2. ↑ "BirdLife Data Zone". datazone.birdlife.org. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  3. ↑ "Important Bird Areas in the UAE (IBA)".
  4. ↑ "Sustainable development must not endanger birds". The National. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  5. ↑ "BirdLife Data Zone".
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