A rare fox has been spotted on a UAE nature reserve. The elusive Blanford’s Fox is one of the latest species to be captured on camera as part of the Notice Nature initiative. Launched by Mashreq and environmental charity Emirates Nature-WWF, Notice Nature is the UAE’s unique wildlife mapping initiative, designed to evaluate the conservation status of key wildlife species and contribute to the protection and rehabilitation of the UAE’s rich biodiversity. Rare fox sighting in the UAE The project is implemented in partnership with the Fujairah Environment Authority. Notice Nature creates opportunities for various communities in the UAE to participate directly in environmental conservation as “citizen scientists” through Emirates Nature-WWF’s Leaders of Change annual programme aimed at mobilising the UAE at large. Citizen scientists work alongside specialists in gathering and analysing valuable data that informs conservation strategies by deploying scientific tools and helping install and maintain motion sensing camera at select sites in UAE’s first mountain protected area, Wadi Wurayah, which is managed by the Fujairah Environment Authority. The cameras are triggered by movement and work both day and night with the use of infrared light. They offer a non-intrusive way to monitor wildlife, especially shy species like the […]