It is difficult to miss the conspicuous image of the oryx that appears in bright maroon colour in the tailfins of planes belonging to Qatar Airways, the flag carrier of Qatar. Native to desert areas of the Arabian Peninsula, the Arabian oryx was classified as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List in 1986. However, in 2011 it became the first animal to revert to vulnerable status after previously being listed as extinct in the wild. A strange similarity can easily be drawn between the oryx and the current political scenario in the country, both struggling sturdily to gain their grandeur and dignity back.
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