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The NCWCD is also active in conserving the Kingdom's diverse wildlife. 
This includes a captive breeding programme for Houbara Bustard and mammals 
such as the Arabian Oryx. Work is also in hand to establish legislation 
to protect both species and habitat. 
Persecution of Migrant Eagles in the UAE - 
The Gazelle 3 (12), December 1988 
Despite official protection by a federal decree-law of 1983, many migrant 
raptors are still being shot and trapped. The author, Colin Richardson, 
gives first-hand examples of this continuing persecution, which 
unfortunately must be quite widespread and probably the result largely of 
'tradition' and ignorance. The species mentioned are Short-toed Eagle 
(one shot, another in a pet shop), Spotted Eagle (one caught but escaped, 
two injured (one apparently shot), one found dead), Steppe Eagle (three in 
cages, one found dead), Booted Eagle (one witnessed being shot) and 
Bonelli's Eagle (one injured after being shot, later recovered). 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Sinai Newsletter . 
This is published by the Holy Land Conservation Fund and distributed free 
of charge to individuals and institutions with an interest in conservation 
in the Middle East. Initially limited in geographic scope to Sinai, it 
now covers the entire Middle East region. The Sinai Newsletter contains 
news items related to nature conservation in the area, as well as 
occasional short articles and book reviews. It is issued at irregular 
intervals, usually two or three times per year. The Sinai Newsletter can 
be obtained by writing to the editor: Bertel Bruun, Holy Land Conservation 
Fund, 969 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028, USA. 
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION 
Colour-ringed Black Storks 
In 1988, a research programme into the biology of Black Storks was started 
in the Latvian SSR. Juvenile storks were ringed with 6ram-high (red, 
yellow or dark green) and lOmm-high (pink or pale green) plastic rings as 
well as a metal 'LATVIA RIGA' ring. Please report all sightings to: 
M. Strazds, 229021 Salaspils, Miera Str. 3, Latvian Ornithological 
Society, Latvian SSR, USSR. 
