PHOTOS
OF JORDAN
Some of the
Wildlife of Jordan
Most of
these are "thumbnail" pictures. Click on them to open a
larger version.
This is just some of the wildlife to be found in Jordan. Many of these creatures are threatened, either through the destruction of their natural habitats, or through over enthusiastic hunting. The Royal Society for the Protection of Nature in Jordan is doing its best to protect them and to increase their numbers through selective breeding in captivity.

"Letting the guys fight
it out!" A beautiful photo of ibex in the wild.
These are an example of one of the animals being bred in the
Nature Reserves by the RSCN
Some more ibex. You can visit the breeding enclosures in Wadi Mujib Nature Reserve
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The roedeer to be seen in Ajloun Reserve |
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The oryx
are extinct in the wilds, but are being bred in the RSCN Reserve
of Shaumari
(these are not "thumbnail" images)
The famous "blue lizard" of Jordan and the Middle East. If you are lucky you might catch sight of it in Baida, near to Petra or perhaps in Wadi Rum. While it isn't exactly very rare indeed, you would still have to be very lucky.
Another "national emblem of Jordan" - the black iris. It grows wild on the hills, and is considered to be the "national flower". You are unlikely to find it unless you go in for hillside walking, which is not really recommended unless you have a guide with you.
These three beautiful photos below are not "thumbnail" images
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| The pallid harrier | The Sinai rosefinch | The Desert lark |
(Photos by Ian Andrews from his website at http://www.andrewsi.freeserve.co.uk/birding-in-jordan.htm)
If you want to try and see Jordan's national bird, the Sinai Rosefinch, have a look around the cliffs or the resthouse at Wadi Rum, or keep a watch in Petra as you admire the Nabatean tombs or climb those interminable steps up to the Monastery.
And another photo of a bird that I have often admired in Petra, the Palestine sunbird
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The Nature Reserves of Wadi Mujib and Dana - Jordan's birdlife
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Online July 31 2002