An endangered species, the Arabian Oryx was largely extinct in the wild by the early 1970s; reintroduction programs have since been introduced. The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) plan to reintroduce the graceful Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx) back........

UAE (1998) 500 Dirhams (front) - The Arabian Oryx (one of three or four large antelope species of the genus Oryx)

The yak is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population.

Nepal (1987) 5 Rupee (back) - Yaks, animals found in mountainous regions like Nepal, Himalayas

On the island of Madagascar, nearly 300 miles off the coast of southeast Africa, flora and fauna have evolved independently from the rest of the world. Most of the mammals of Madagascar are found nowhere else in the world.

Madagascar (2004) 1,000 Ariary (front) - The Indri ( an animal, native to Madagascar only)

Belize is an adventurer's paradise, the stuff of Indiana Jones with Mayan temples, huge rainforest canopies, marine...

Front : Belize (1991) 2 Dollar

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