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The article presents a study which assessed the population of the Arabian Gazelles or Gazelle arabica found on Farasan Kebir. The study consisted of two methods of estimating the population through road strip count which include the traditional technique after Bothma, with a fixed strip width and the distance sampling using DISTANCE 6.0. It was observed that despite some differences, population was stable possibly due to the fishing industry and the lack of hunting in the area.

The article discusses the results of a study that examined the camera trapping images of sevean Arabian gazelles, Gazella arabica in Wadi Tarj, Saudia Arabia. In the images, all gazelles were moving or feeding, with the yearling male foraging on the fallen fruits/pods of Acacia asak. The taxonomic status of the animals captured on the images is discussed, with Gazella arabica cora inhibiting the lower plains and Gazella erlangeri adapting to higher elevations of the mountains.

The article focuses on the preservation of mountain gazelles in the Tuwayq Mountains in central Saudi Arabia. Mountain gazelles were released between 1990 and 2007 as part of a re-introduction program that aims to re-establish its population in the Tuwayq Mountains. The number of gazelles in the Ibex Reserve initially increased during the five years after the first release. Protection of naturally occurring Mountain Gazelle population is the key for the survival of the species.

This article reports on a study of the macro-molluscan fauna inhabiting the Pinctada radiata pearl oyster beds in the Red Sea around the Farasan Islands. It was noted that the Pinctada is a fouling species that lives attached by a byssus to hard substrates like stones and rocks. Such colonies of oysters themselves reportedly function as hard substrates for a number of marine organisms such as echinoderms, crustaceans and corals. The study was conducted using a quantitative survey of the by-catch left by oyster divers.

The article determines the habitat preference and activity patterns of the Sand Partridge, Ammoperdix heyi heyi Temminck which can be found in the Ibex Reserve in central Saudi Arabia. Study shows that the species would want to stay in flood banks as well as in rocky wadi beds but would rather avoid riverine vegetation, open gravel plains and scree slopes. It is further noted that the species activity early in the morning was the highest during the day due to sunrise factor.