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Gaz01 Jan10.Pub Vol 25 no 1 January 2010 DUBAI NATURAL HISTORY GROUP PO Box 9234, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DNHG Membership Members’ News DNHG Membership remains a bar- gain at Dhs.100 for couples and Dh. Björn Jordan, who was for two and 50 for singles. You can join or re- a half years responsible for small new at our meetings or by sending mammals at the Breeding Centre us your details and a cheque made for Endangered Arabian Wildlife, out to: Lloyds TSB Bank account returned to his native Germany in no. 60600669933501. (Please note July to resume his former job, with we cannot cash cheques made out additional responsibilities including to the DNHG. Please also note our international liaison. He wrote re- account number has changed.) cently to update us on his activities Subscriptions paid now are good and mentions that his first book, through to September 2010. about the Lesser Jerboas, has now Yellow hindwing (Ophiusa tirhaca) been published in Germany. It fo- DNHG membership entitles you to cuses mainly on the husbandry and The species was recently confirmed participate in field trips and helps breeding of Jerboas and at the mo- in the UAE in Arthropod Fauna of pay for our lecture hall, publication ment it is available only in German. the UAE (van Harten, ed., 2009). It and distribution of our monthly More information is available at: is also known from eastern Saudi newsletter, the Gazelle, additions to http://www.ms-verlag.de/Art-fuer- Arabia and northern Oman and is our library, incidental expenses of Art.295.0.html?&tt_products=2105. said in Insects of Eastern Arabia speakers and occasional special Björn has also been involved in an (Walker & Pittaway 1987) to be projects. article about small cats from Arabia found typically in gardens. The and in 2010 he will take over the damaged left forewing of the speci- position as editor-in-chief of the men shows the attractive hindwing magazine of Nuremberg Zoo, in its entirety. Report by Gary Feul- where he has worked on a volun- ner This month’s teer basis for more than 15 years. Contributors Although he is happy with his return Ex-members Susy and Jim Bal- The Editor would like to thank home, he admits that misses the derstone were recently back in Du- the following for their reports UAE's sunshine and the opportunity bai and were struck by the state of and contributions: to explore the desert. the desert closer in. Susy stumbled over a find that perhaps explained Nancy Papathanasopoulou Narayan Karki briefly interrupted the shattered glass along the top of Patricia Wand, Ulrike Andorff and his normal duties at the Dubai an otherwise lovely dune - four live Michelle Sinclair World Trade Centre Apartments to degrading rounds of ammunition. Alan F. Rees collect an injured moth of a large This time their trusty black plastic Valerie Chalmers and colourful variety. It proved to be bag was just not up to it! Gary Feulner the distinctive Yellow Hindwing Ophiusa tirhaca, one of the largest Golden Eagle moths that can be found locally, by Gary Fuelner other than hawkmoths. Under the patronage of H.E. Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan Field Trips & Notices Page 2 Cool Weather Trips Notices: February’s TWO Shelling with Anne Millen Fri 29 January Welcome to Ajmal Hasan Speakers This may have to be to the East We are happy to announce that Ajmal Hasan has volunteered to Dr. John Reynolds, Director of Coast as Rams and Jazira al be our Chief Engineer. Ajmal has the Oligochaetology Laboratory Hamra beaches are now history. a Diploma in Software Engineering and Editor-in-Chief of Perhaps, with an overnight stay, it from Bangalore University and Megadrilogica, the only world could be combined with the Three lists amongst his interests wildlife journal devoted solely to earth- Forts trip &/or Khor Kalba depend- (especially reptiles as he has worm research, was born in ing on the tides. If you’d like to some experience in handling Montreal and completed his B. Sc come, please register with Anne at snakes, both in the wild and in in biology, agriculture and chem- [email protected] captivity), astronomy, and, when istry and M.Sc in entomology, the weather is too hot for these, genetics and plant breeding in Three Forts trip with Amrik etymology and philology. He is Canada. He then went on to do Singh currently Academic Coordinator / his Ph.D. in ecology, taxonomy, Sat 30 January Post Graduate Studies, Sharjah soil science, and biogeography at Campus, Khalifa University of Sci- the University of Tennessee, Valerie Chalmers is organising this ence, Technology & Research post-doctoral studies at the Acarology Institute, Ohio State trip to the three Fujeirah forts , and (KUSTAR). University, an LL.B. Common depending on the tides on that Law at the University of New day, it may be a good time to take Conference on Biodiversity Brunswick, and a Diploma in Po- a quick look, after the forts, at Conservation in the Arabian lice Science from Holland Col- Khor Kalba as well. Contact Val Peninsular lege. Chalmers for registration on [email protected] The first Conference on Biodiver- Dr Reynolds has lectured and sity Conservation in the Arabian taught at numerous universities in Mountain Nature Hike with Peninsular has been announced North America, South America, Gary Feulner by the Environment and Protected Africa and Asia. He is author of Mid February Areas Authority (EPAA), to be held 259 books and journal articles on 3rd and 4th February at the which have appeared in over 55 As yet, we have no details, but American University of Sharjah. Dr publications covering 12 disci- these are usually walks for the Simon Stewart, Chairman of the plines, which have appeared in moderately to very fit, and usually IUCN is the keynote speaker with whole or in part in 25 languages. in the hinterland of RAK. Watch Dr Fareed Krupp, Dr Mark He has also appeared on numer- this space. Stanley-Price, Dr Mohammed ous radio and television shows. Shobrak and Dr Shahina Ghazan- He is currently Research Associ- The InterEmirates Weekend, far addressing their specialist sub- ate in the Department of Inte- held by ENHG Al Ain jects. grated Biology at the University of 25 - 27 February Guelph and the Department of You are welcome to attend, but Natural Science at the New This is a wonderful weekend of space is limited so you will need to Brunswick Museum in Saint register now. Their website John. trips, workshops, shared knowl- (www.biodiversityconference.com) edge and fun. Early booking is AND … provides the registration form and essential, as Al Ain hotels are al- information on the conference and Miles Barton, Series Producer ways busy. As soon as we have the programme. Be quick! more information, we will let you for the BBC Natural History Unit has worked for over 20 years pro- know. This will be well in time to … And the Answer to make your bookings. ducing films for Wildlife on One, Everyone’s Question Natural World and the Life of Temple Walk with Sandhya Birds. He was the series pro- Following his spectacular presen- ducer on Journey of Life and Wild Sat 27 March tation on UAE flora and fauna, New World and most recently Dick Hornby wrote, ”My camera is David Attenborough’s BAFTA Those who missed the last walk a Canon Powershot S5IS. It has 8 award winning series, Life in Cold can catch up on the mysteries of megapixels and a 12x zoom, so it Blood. Currently he is working on the lanes of Bur Dubai. Please is nothing really fancy. Probably Frozen Planet, a follow up to register with Sandhya Prakash on about AED 2000 now.” Thank you, Planet Earth on the wildlife and email:[email protected] Dick! landscape of the polar regions. Page 3 Field Clips ... Email your field reports and news to made of wood. Construction tech- from India were more commonly [email protected] (Arial 10 niques used in historic Sharjah used than chandals. justified). Please send your photo- buildings reflect the available ma- graphs as separate jpg files, or de- terials, the architectural style of liver them to Anne Millen to be the time and the builders who scanned. were concentrated in certain fami- lies. Many walls were formed us- A Walk through Sharjah ing compacted coral, cut into large chunks that were mined from off- Exploring Sharjah on foot avoids shore islands. A mixture of lime, the problems of heavy traffic. Wind sea sand and gypsum acted like your way to the heritage area on glue to hold the large seastone the Corniche and leave the car just pieces together and the mass was past Al Mareija Square near the gradually shaped into a wall. simple mosque or at the first avail- Bait Bin Jarsh awaiting restoration able spot off Corniche Rd. Even Efforts and experiments are con- without the expert guidance of Pe- stantly being made to improve re- ter Jackson, you will discover a construction and restoration tech- side of Sharjah that seldom makes niques and some restored build- the news yet gives depth to your ings in Sharjah’s heritage area will understanding of life in the UAE have to be re-done to show the through the last few centuries. true architecture of the time in From the time of early trading with which they were built. For exam- the East, through the settlement of ple, some restored buildings have the Qawassim seafaring tribe and reconstructed windows much into the first half of the 19th cen- higher than they should be.
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