Dhofar - Sultanate of Oman

Dr Hadi Musallam Al Hikmani grew up in Jabal Samhan in Dhofar Governorate and joined the Arabian Leopard Conservation Programme in 2002. He holds a B.Sc. in Wildlife Conservation and in 2019 gained his Ph.D. in Biodiversity Management from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (Kent, UK). He currently serves as Wildlife Specialist at Oman's Office for Conservation of the Environment in the Diwan of Royal Court. Dr Andrew Spalton is a wildlife biologist who went to the Sultanate of Oman in 1987 to join a team reintroducing the Arabian oryx to the Jiddat Al Harasis in Al Wusta Governorate. His work in Dhofar Governorate began when he established the Arabian Leopard Conservation Programme in 1997. He has also worked on bats, rodents and eagles of Dhofar as well as rangeland management and climate change. He currently serves as Adviser for Environmental Affairs at Oman's Diwan of Royal Court.