1. Wild Dubai is set in four locations
The coast, the desert, a wetland in Ras Al Khor and the Hatta mountains south-east of central Dubai. To hear director David Johnson say it: “There’s a bigger diversity of ecosystems within Dubai than one might imagine on first inspection.” Each area is home to different species of wildlife. Flamingoes are found in Ras Al Khor, while Hawksbill sea turtles are found on the coast. Bats, spiny-tailed lizards, Arabian horned vipers and the once-extinct Arabian oryx are in the desert, while the Arabian tahr appears from time to time in the lonely Hatta mountains.