Fauna Emiratus - Part One. Zoological Studies in the United Arab Emirates
between 2004 - 2009. (ISBN 978-9948-15-462-4).
By: Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa.
Fauna Emiratus - Part One. Zoological Studies in the United Arab Emirates
between 2004 - 2009.
Fauna Emiratus - Teil Eins. Zoologische Studien in die Vereinigten Arabischen
Emirate zwischen 2004 - 2009.
By: Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa.
(ISBN 978-9948-15-462-4).
First Edition : November 2010.
http://dr-norman-ali-khalaf-books.webs.com/faunaemiratuspart1.htm
Selbstverlag / Self Publisher: Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa. P.O. Box
37038, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates & Uhlandstraße 6, D-66271
Rilchingen-Hanweiler, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Literaturangaben. - Parallelsacht. in arab. Schr. – Text teilw. dt., teilw.
engl., teilw. arab. - Teilw. in arab. Schr.
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United Arab Emirates & Rilchingen-Hanweiler, Federal Republic of Germany.
Website of the Book: Fauna Emiratus – Part One. Zoological Studies in the United
Arab Emirates between 2004 – 2009 (ISBN 978-9948-15-462-4):
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E-mails: jaffacity@yahoo.de & jaffa@emirates.net.ae
English / German Cover: The Whale Shark "Sammy" at the Palm Jumeirah Atlantis
Hotel Aquarium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo by Dr. Norman Ali Bassam
Khalaf-von Jaffa, February 2010.
Arabic Cover: An Arabian Leopard at the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian
Wildlife, Desert Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Photo by "Oryx", 2005.
Cover Design / Umschlaggestaltung: Ola Mostafa Khalaf. Dubai, United Arab
Emirates.
Printed and bound in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Preface :
Given that the United Arab Emirates is primarily desert-land, the vegetation of
the land is according to the terrain. So two categories of flora are to be found
thriving on the land; one of these is the desert type that blossoms to life
after the land receives rainfall, and the other is that which is capable of
sustaining itself without much water. The second type depends on the salt in the
ground, and include swam plants. So there are wild desert flowers, wild date
palms, shrubs and grasses. The inventory of the fauna of the land is large,
though not as diverse. There is the Jerboa, wildcat, fox, lynx, jackal, wolf,
gazelle, hare, hedgehogs and mongoose. As far as avian fauna is concerned, there
is some 250 species existent in the United Arab Emirates. The names of the birds
which comprise the population are, harriers , kites, waders, buzzards, ospreys,
eagles, terns, falcons, gulls, owls, flamingos and houbara – just to name a few.
My first published scientific article goes back to January 1980, when I was
still a student in the Zoology Department at Kuwait University, State of Kuwait.
The article was about "The Colouration of Animals".
Since that time, I had published many scientific articles in different
scientific books, magazines and bulletins, and established my own Palestinian
Biological Bulletin. In July 1983, "Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological
Bulletin" was created. It was the First Palestinian Scientific Journal Worldwide
(ISSN 0178 – 6288). Till now 96 "Gazelle" Issues were published.
After moving with my family to the United Arab Emirates in 2004, I published my
first scientific article about Emirati fauna in August 2004 and it was entitled
"The Reptiles in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre in the Sharjah Desert Park, United
Arab Emirates".
Finally, and after more than 30 years in Zoological research and studies, in
many Arabic and European countries, and after publishing many scientific
articles in different scientific books, magazines and bulletins, especially the
"Gazelle Bulletin", and after publishing many articles in the Gazelle Bulletin
Web Site, since 2001 under (www.gazelle.8m.net), and after publishing most of my
articles on the internet under (www.webs.com), and after publishing my six
books: "Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin. A Scientific Journey in
Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 1983-2004" in July 2004, and my second book
(Aquatica Arabica. An Aquatic Scientific Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe
between 1980-2005) in August 2005, and my third book (Mammalia Arabica. A
Zoological Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 1980-2006) in July
2006, and my fourth book (Felidae Arabica. A Zoological Journey in Palestine,
Arabia and Europe between 1980-2007) in July 2007, and my fifth book (Carnivora
Arabica. A Zoological Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 2005-2008)
in September 2008, and my sixth book (Fauna Palaestina - Part One. A Zoological
Journey in Palestine, Arabia and Europe between 1983-2006) in September 2009; I
finally decided to publish a new scientific book containing all my "Emirati"
research and articles which were published between 2004 - 2009.
It is hard to be optimistic about the future of Wildlife in the Emirates. But
recent years have shown the development of official and public interest, and
efforts to conserve the Emirati Fauna.
I hope that I can participate with my new book to our knowledge about "Fauna
Emiratus", and to help and to be part in protecting the endangered Emirati and
Arabian Fauna.
Dr. Norman Ali Bassam Khalaf-von Jaffa.
Al Nahda Suburb, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
5th November 2010 (The 12th Birthday of my daughter Nora).
Contents of the Book :
English / German Articles :
1. Preface.
2. About the Author : A Palestinian Zoologist.
3. Samak Al-Luchs (Al-Hamoor) or the Orange-Spotted Grouper (Epinephelus
coioides) in Palestine (Mediterranean Sea) and the United Arab Emirates (Arabian
Gulf).
4. The Arabian Freshwater Fishes in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre, Sharjah Desert
Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
5. A Bryde's Whale (Balaenoptera edeni) Stranding on Al Mamzar Beach, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates.
6. The Arabian Amphibians in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre, Desert Park, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates.
7. Der Karakal oder Wüstenluchs (Caracal caracal, von Schreber 1776).
8. A Longcomb Sawfish (Pristis zijsron Bleeker, 1851) caught off the coast of
Dibba, United Arab Emirates, Gulf of Oman.
9. Royal Bengal Tigers (Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758) at Dubailand
Headquarters, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
10. Garra barreimiae wurayahi Khalaf, 2009: A New Blind Cave Fish Subspecies
from Wadi Al Wurayah Pools, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
11. Oreochromis mossambicus bassamkhalafi Khalaf, 2009: A New Mozambique Tilapia
Subspecies from Wadi Al Wurayah Pools, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab
Emirates.
12. Bowmouth Guitarfish (Rhina ancylostoma Bloch & Schneider, 1801) at Sharjah
Aquarium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
13. Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus, Smith 1828) Records from the United Arab
Emirates between 1989 – 2009.
14. Der Jemen-Waran (Varanus yemenensis, Böhme, Joger und Schätti 1989) im
Arabische Wildlife Centre, Sharjah, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate.
15. The Yemen Monitor (Varanus yemenensis, Böhme, Joger und Schätti 1989) at the
Arabia's Wildlife Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
16. An ancient Arabian Ostrich (Struthio camelus syriacus) egg-shell from the
Village of Qidfa', Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
17. The Red-Necked Ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus Linnaeus, 1758) at Dubai
Zoo, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Arabic Articles :
18. The Emirati Blind Cave Fish (Wikipedia – Arabic).
19. The Discovery of a new fish subspecies in Fujairah's Wadi Al Wurayah (Al
Bayan Newspaper).
20. A Blind Cave Fish in Fujairah (Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia: Environment & Development
Magazine).
21. The Emirati Tilapia Fish (Wikipedia – Arabic).
22. The Discovery of a second new fish in Fujairah (Al Bayan Newspaper).
23. Behavioural Observations on the Arabian Leopard (Panthera pardus nimr,
Hemprich & Ehrenberg 1833) in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre, Desert Park,
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
24. A Personality from Jaffa, Palestine: Bassam Ali Taher Khalaf (Abu Ali)
(1938-2006).
25. The Sumpters (Animals) of the Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon him.
26. The Arabian Carnivores in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre, Sharjah Desert Park,
United Arab Emirates.
27. The Mammals in Dubai Zoo, Dubai City, United Arab Emirates.
28. The Reptiles in the Arabia's Wildlife Centre in the Sharjah Desert Park,
United Arab Emirates.
29. Muqadimet Al-Kitab (Arabic Preface).
30. Book Contents (Arabic Section).
About the Author : A Palestinian Zoologist :
Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa is a
Palestinian/German Zoologist, Ecologist and Geologist. Born in Saarbrücken,
Saarland, Germany in 1962. Finished School in Kuwait. Studied Zoology, Geology
and Ecology for the Bachelor, Master and Doctorate degrees at the Universities
of Kuwait, Durham (England) and Ashwood (USA). Specialised in Animal Behaviour
and Ecology. Done a lot of work and research in the Universities of Kuwait,
Durham and Saarbrücken; and in the Zoos, Wild Parks and Field Studies in
Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Emirates,
Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Holland,
Belgium, Luxembourg, England, Scotland, Jersey Island, France, Austria,
Switzerland and Germany.
He is the author and publisher of "Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological
Bulletin", the first Palestinian scientific journal worldwide (since 1983); and
the author of six books: Gazelle: The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (2004),
Aquatica Arabica (2005), Mammalia Arabica (2006), Felidae Arabica (2007),
Carnivora Arabica (2008), Fauna Palaestina – Part One (2009) & Fauna Emiratus –
Part One (2010).
He discovered and scientifically named four new animal subspecies. Two
Palestinian mammal subspecies from the Gaza Strip: The Gaza or Palestine House
Mouse (Mus musculus gazaensis Khalaf, 2007) and the Palestine Golden Jackal
(Canis aureus palaestina Khalaf, 2008); and two Emirati freshwater fish
subspecies: The Emirati or Wadi Al Wurayah Blind Cave Fish (Garra barreimiae
wurayahi Khalaf, 2009) and the Emirati or Bassam Khalaf's Tilapia (Oreochromis
mossambicus bassamkhalafi Khalaf, 2009) from the Emirate of Fujairah, United
Arab Emirates.
He is working now as a free scientific researcher and publisher in the United
Arab Emirates. He is married to Ola Khalaf and has one daughter, Nora (12
Years).
Copyright : Dr. Sc. Norman Ali Bassam Ali Taher Khalaf-Sakerfalke von Jaffa ©
2010.
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