Ingo Arndt / Casqued chameleon male {Chamaeleo calyptratus} Yemen

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) running. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) running over sand. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood tree (Dracena cinnibaris) reflected, Socotra, Yemen, February 2007. Digitally created image

Neil Lucas / Sun shining through the branches of a Dragons blood tree (Dracena cinnibaris) in mountainous desert, Socotra, Yemen, February 2007

Neil Lucas / Dragons blood trees (Dracena cinnibaris) and Desert rose (Adenium obesum socotranum) in Momi Valley, Socotra Island, Yemen, February 2008

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Lesser crested tern {Thalasseus bengalensis} flock on beach, large gulls and waves in background, Socotra, Yemen

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Arabian waxbill {Estrilda rufibarba} flock on food source, Wadi Sardud, Tihama, Yemen

Fabio Pupin / Lizard (Hakaria simonyi), Socotra, Yemen, endemic.

David Perpinan / Captive veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus). This animal is extremely thin (cachectic) and has metabolic bone disease due to inadequate husbandry. Problems related to husbandry deficiencies are v...

Sylvain Cordier / Cream-coloured courser (Cursorius cursor), Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in flight, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) on ground, Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Caspian gull (Larus cachinnans) in flight, Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Children who have climbed to the top of a Dragon tree (Dracaena Cinnabari) Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Ghost crab (Socotrapotamon socotrensis ) Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Ghost crab (Socotrapotamon socotrensis) Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Cucumber tree (Dendrosicyos socotrana) Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Dragon's blood tree (Dracaena cinnabari) Homhil plateau, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Socotran freshwater crab (Socotra pseudocardisoma) Homhil plateau, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen

Sylvain Cordier / Yemen, Aden Governorate, Socotra Island, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), in flight

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) preening, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) perched, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), in flight Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), in flight, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen

Sylvain Cordier / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) two on the ground, Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris), near the beach, Socotra Island UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Rose of Desert (Adenium obesum ssp Sokotran) Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Sylvain Cordier / Socotra Sparrow (Passer insularis), on the ground, Socotra Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yemen.

Chris Mattison / Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) hatchling on white background, occurs in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Yemen serin (Crithagra menachensis) two on wall, Oman, December

Ingo Arndt / Casqued chameleon male {Chamaeleo calyptratus} Yemen

Ingo Arndt / Casqued chameleon male head portrait {Chamaeleo calyptratus} Yemen

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Yemen dragon tree (Dracaena serrulata) in high mountains, Oman, November

Michael D. Kern / Kaleidoscope pattern formed from picture of Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) scales and face. See original image number 01482819.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) running. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) hunting in the sand. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) leaping. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) in desert setting. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) in desert setting. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) in desert setting. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) running over sand. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Roland Seitre / Arabian wolf (Canis lupus arabs) portrait. Captive, occurs in Israel, Iraq, Oman, Yemen, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

Michael D. Kern / Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) captive, from Saudi Arabia and Yemen

Mark Moffett / Gnidia (Gnidia socotrana) tree stunted by strong winds, Hadibu, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Aloe (Aloe sp) latex collected in goat skin by Danho village elder, Sad Dahagan, for stomach and skin cures, Drechba Plateau, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Land Snail (Enidae) group gathered on tree to escape heat and carnivorous beetles, Zahr Plain, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Dragon-blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) forest, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Socotran Fig (Dorstenia gigas) sapling, Qalansiyah, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Centipede endemic to island, Haggier Mountains, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Domestic Goat (Capra hircus) group and herders in mountain top village, Haggier Mountains, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Seasonal creek meandering among mountain ridges, Hajhir Mountains, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Frankincense (Boswellia elongata) tree oozing sap which is harvested, Homhil, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Dragon-blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari) forest and bedouin hut, Firmihin, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) being led through mountains, Wadi Daneghan, Haggier Mountains, Socotra, Yemen

Mark Moffett / Beancaper (Zygophyllum sp) plant near Di Hamri, Socotra, Yemen

Oriol Alamany / Golden-winged Grosbeak (Rynchostruthus socotranus) in Qalansiya, endemic species, Socotra Island, Yemen

Ernie Janes / Yemen or Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) close-up of skin, captive from the Middle-East

Ernie Janes / Yemen or Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) portrait, captive from the Middle-East

Michael D. Kern / Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula (Monocentropus balfouri) captive from Yemen

Rod Williams / Yemen / Veiled / Casqued chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) male close up with mouth open, Yemen. Captive.

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis), Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / White-spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus xanthopygos), Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Blackstart (Cercomela melanura), Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Spurge (Euphorbia cactus) cactus on plateau, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Desert Rose (Adenium obesum) succulent shrub at sunset, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) camel silhouetted on beach at sunrise, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Fisherman inspecting and bidding on the days catch, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Fisherman off-loading the days catch at sunset, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Scorpion Gecko (Pristurus carteri) female camouflaged on rocks, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Caralluma (Caralluma quadrangula) succulent plant on plateau in sandstone desert, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Bruce's Green-Pigeon (Treron waalia), Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica) at night, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) silhouetted at sunset, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Sooty Gull (Ichthyaetus hemprichii) in shallow water, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) in surf zone, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica) at night, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Shining Sunbird (Cinnyris habessinicus) male, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Arabian Wheatear (Oenanthe lugentoides) male, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / White-breasted White-eye (Zosterops abyssinicus) pair, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Small-spotted Genet (Genetta genetta) at night, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Arabian Caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi) in cloud forest, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / African Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone viridis) female, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Tristram's Starling (Onychognathus tristramii) male, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Rocky beach at sunrise, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Blackstart (Cercomela melanura), Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Sandstone cliffs that stop monsoon clouds, allowing for the cloud forest to exist below, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Dhofari Jatropha (Jatropha dhofarica) on cliff edge over cloud forest, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Hop Bush (Dodonaea viscosa) shrubland at sunset, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Spurge (Euphorbia balsamifera) bushes on desert plateau, Hawf Protected Area, Yemen