Which gazelle species is native to Bahrain and maintained in protected wild populations on the Hawar Islands and Al Areen Reserve?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Reem gazelle
- Step 1: The Reem gazelle (or Arabian sand gazelle, Gazella subgutturosa marica) is indigenous to the desert plains of Bahrain.
- Step 2: A thriving protected population roams freely on Hawar Island and within the conservation enclosures of Al Areen.
Answer
Reem gazelle.
Why not the others: 'Arabian oryx' is an antelope rather than a gazelle; 'Dorcas gazelle' is native to North Africa and the Sahara; 'Mountain gazelle' prefers high rocky terrain in the Levant.
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