{"id":5867,"date":"2022-09-22T15:05:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/?p=5867"},"modified":"2022-09-22T15:05:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T11:05:51","slug":"nature-preserve-sir-bani-yas-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/nature-preserve-sir-bani-yas-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Over The Decades This Desert Island Transformed Into A Nature Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The transformation of this desert into a nature reserve is amazing!<\/p>\n<h2>This desert island was transformed into a nature reserve in the 1970s<\/h2>\n<p>So, the late Founding Father Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan founded this huge reserve in the 1970s. His Highness created a nature-based destination on Sir Bani Yas Island. Plus, the island is now the Arabian Wildlife Park and covers 1,400 hectares.<\/p>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s quite astonishing that such a fabulous island exists in the United Arab Emirates, isn&#8217;t it? Sir Bani Yas is located 170 kilometers from Abu Dhabi &#8211; it was once all desert, but in 1970 Sheikh Zayed founded a huge nature reserve on it. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z7aXdwqjfM\">pic.twitter.com\/z7aXdwqjfM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helena Ereditsh Dr (@ereditsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ereditsh\/status\/1560228599768178689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Additionally, Sir Bani Yas Island is home to thousands of free-roaming animals<\/h2>\n<p>The island homes more than 17,000 free-roaming large animals. There are so many species living on the island including the Arabian oryx, gazelles, giraffes, hyenas and cheetahs.<\/p>\n<p>Image via Instagram @<a class=\"qi72231t nu7423ey n3hqoq4p r86q59rh b3qcqh3k fq87ekyn bdao358l fsf7x5fv rse6dlih s5oniofx m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk srn514ro oxkhqvkx rl78xhln nch0832m cr00lzj9 rn8ck1ys s3jn8y49 icdlwmnq notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davispaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">davispaul<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/09\/21175018\/39618194_300671674050839_164630889639182336_n.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Moreover, millions of trees and plants grow all over the nature reserve of Sir Bani Yas Island<\/h2>\n<p>Image via\u00a0<a class=\"qi72231t nu7423ey n3hqoq4p r86q59rh b3qcqh3k fq87ekyn bdao358l fsf7x5fv rse6dlih s5oniofx m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk srn514ro oxkhqvkx rl78xhln nch0832m cr00lzj9 rn8ck1ys s3jn8y49 icdlwmnq notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zaidzilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@zaidzilla<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/09\/21180131\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-21-at-4.58.40-PM.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Read More: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/fall-equinox-marks-the-end-of-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodbye Summer! 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Sir Bani Yas is located 170 kilometers from Abu Dhabi &#8211; it was once all desert, but in 1970 Sheikh Zayed founded a huge nature reserve on it. 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z7aXdwqjfM\">pic.twitter.com\/z7aXdwqjfM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helena Ereditsh Dr (@ereditsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ereditsh\/status\/1560228599768178689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text_block","content":"<h2>Additionally, Sir Bani Yas Island is home to thousands of free-roaming animals<\/h2>\n<p>The island homes more than 17,000 free-roaming large animals. There are so many species living on the island including the Arabian oryx, gazelles, giraffes, hyenas and cheetahs.<\/p>\n<p>Image via Instagram @<a class=\"qi72231t nu7423ey n3hqoq4p r86q59rh b3qcqh3k fq87ekyn bdao358l fsf7x5fv rse6dlih s5oniofx m8h3af8h l7ghb35v kjdc1dyq kmwttqpk srn514ro oxkhqvkx rl78xhln nch0832m cr00lzj9 rn8ck1ys s3jn8y49 icdlwmnq notranslate _a6hd\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davispaul\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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