The ban on hunting migratory birds, such as herons, bustards and falcons, will be maintained as a measure against the bird flu virus in the Kingdom.

Rabbits may be legally hunted until the end of January. Dhub season will take place in August and September. Dhub is a genus of spiny-tailed desert lizard that is commonly hunted for food by the Bedouin. Hunters may not use firearms to hunt rabbits and dhub.

The dates are established every year by the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD) who employs a network of park rangers to enforce hunting regulations. Violators are fined and can have their weapons confiscated.

Hunters have been warned not to hunt endangered or threatened species, such as oryx or the Arabian leopard. Wolves may be killed if they threaten livestock but should not be hunted for sport.

There are also 16 protected areas, including the Empty Quarter, where hunting is illegal. Hunters also should not hunt in close proximity to towns because of increased chance of accidental shootings.

The NCWCD regularly organizes nationwide public awareness programs on wildlife conservation among students, teachers, men and women in various provinces.

A team of wildlife experts regularly meet the members of the public who are living in and around the protected areas to teach them the value of wildlife conservation. In some provinces, the schoolchildren and their teachers were given orientation programs in wildlife conservation in the Kingdom.