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Green, A.A.
Status of large mammals of northern Saudi Arabia
1986 Mammalia (50): 483-494
The cheetah is extinct in the Arabian Peninsula. The last observations or presence indices date from 1935 (on the north side of Jebel Tubayq) and from 1949 (Kuwait). It has probably disappeared from Saudi Arabia about 1950. The major causes of disappearance or decrease of the desert fauna are over hunting and habitat loss, related to fire arms and motor vehicles. Le gu‚pard est ‚teint dans la p‚ninsule arabe. Les derniŠres observations ou indices de pr‚sence datent de 1935 (c“t‚ nord de Jebel Tubayq) et de 1949 (Kowe‹t). Il a probablement disparu d'Arabie Saoudite vers 1950. Les causes principales de disparition ou de r‚duction de la faune du d‚sert sont la chasse … outrance et la perte de l'habitat, li‚s … l'apparition des armes … feu et des v‚hicules motoris‚s.
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