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Wadi Rum is a protected environment. Rare species of animals, small plants, and herbs found by the inquisitive traveler. Red anemones, poppies and the striking black iris, Jordan's national flower, all grow at will by the roadside and in more quiet reaches. Herbal medicinal cures used for centuries by the Bedouins found in the mountainous regions.

Wadi Rum is also a bird-watchers'' haven with it's 110 recorded species. Vultures, buzzards, eagles and sparrows are a few to be seen by those looking skyward. Other interesting creatures found include the camel-spider, feared by local Bedouins for it's ability to harm camels, however this spider is not dangerous to man.

Seen gracefully in it's natural habitat, the Ibex, mountain goat, often spotted in the desert terrain. Another interesting animals are the Gray Wolf, Blandford's Fox, and the Arabian Sand Cat which is similar in appearance to a tamed cat and survives in it's harsh desert surroundings.