National Center for Wildlife (Saudi Arabia)

The National Center of Wildlife (NCW), formerly Saudi Wildlife Authority, is a government agency is Saudi Arabia was established in 1986 and responsible for the protection, preservation and development of wildlife in country.^[1][2]

National Center of Wildlife (NCW)

المركز الوطني لتنمية الحياة الفطرية
Agency overview
Formed	26 March 2019; 6 years ago (2019-03-26)
Preceding agency	General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection
Jurisdiction	Saudi Arabia
Headquarters	Riyadh
Parent agency	Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture
Website	http://www.ncw.gov.sa

History

The National Center of Wildflife was established in March 2019 during Council of Minister session No. 417, which saw the cancellation of General Authority of Meteorology and Environmental Protection. In addition to the wildlife center establishment, the session included the establishment of the National Center for Meteorology, National Center for Environmental Compliance, National Center for Plant Covering Development and Combating of Desertification.^[3]