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  Species Released at Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area
  	
      
  Mahazat as-Sayd Protected Area  
	 / Asian Houbara bustard (Macqueen's Bustard)
	 / Asian Houbara bustard (Macqueen's Bustard)
	 
	
		| Location:   | Najd Pediplain, Saudi Arabia
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		| Latitude:   | 
				 					22.15'N
				 	
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		| Longitude:   | 
				 					41.40'E
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	  | Reason For Action:   | Other
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	  | Reason For Decline:   | 
					Habitat Loss 			Hunting																			   | 
    
	  | Problem Addressed?   | Partially
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	  | Release Habitat Type:   | Desert
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	  | Total Habitat Area (acres):   | 
									554514.00
												
		    
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	  | Size of Release Area (acres):   | 
									988.00
												
		    
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	  | Within Known Range:   | Yes
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	  | Habitat Protected?   | Yes
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	  | Habitat Alterations:   | 
											Predator 						Fencing																	 
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	  | Invasives Removed:   | 
					Not Located
		    
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	  | Wild Population Present?   | No
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	  | Wild Population Size:   | 
									0
													
		  
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	  | Program Status:   | Completed
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	  | Program Status Year:   | 
									1998
													
		 
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	  | Continually Supplemented?   | No
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	  | Population Status:   | Not Located
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	  | Population Status Year:   | 
					Not Located
		 
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	  | Current Population Size:   | 
									500
													
		   
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	  | Current Population Year:   | 
									2008
													
		   
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	  | Agencies:   | 
	  				National Wildlife Research Center, Saudi Arabia
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