Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency (EAD) is launching the “Bu Tinah Experience” to raise awareness on the region’s biodiversity. Housed in a large white dome on the Abu Dhabi Corniche, the “Bu Tinah Experience” features a lagoon with turtles and a mangrove nursery. The turtles are part of a rehabilitation initiative that rescues injured animals and…
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is promoting Bu Tinah Island, a Finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature, at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) this week. The island of Bu Tinah lies in the Marawah Marine Biosphere Reserve, and is home to unique coral reefs, mangroves, endangered Hawksbill turtles, dugongs,…
In a joint action, The Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi and the Emirates Wildlife Society are sponsoring a female Hawksbill turtle, ‘Latifa‘ (meaning kind and gentle), in support of the Marine Turtle Conservation Programme. The move is also designed to help raise awareness of Abu Dhabi’s fragile biodiversity, including that of Bu Tinah Island, one of…