"Operation Oryx" - the start of it all, Ian Grimwood; establishment of the world herd, Wayne Homan; the early stages of re-introduction of the Arabian oryx in the Oman, Ralph Daly; field operations and research in Oman, Mark Stanley Price; re-introduction of the Arabian oryx to Jordan, Maher Abu Jafer, Copelia Hays-Shahin; the Arabian oryx programme in Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Abu-Zinada et al; the Arabian oryx in captivity, David Jones; the genetic status of the Arabian oryx and the design of co-operative management programmes, Georgina Mace; veterinary aspects of the "Hippotraginae", Richard Kock, Christine Hawkey; chemical immobilisation of Arabian oryx, Michael Woodford et al; social organisation and ranging behaviour on the "Hippotraginae", Timothy Wacher; habitat use and ranging behaviour of Kalahari gemsbok, Douglas Williamson, Jane Williamson; scimitar-horned oryx ("Oryx dammah") at Edinburgh Zoo, Paul Gill, Ann Cave-Browne; re-introducing scimitar-horned oryx to Tunisia, Brian Bertram; aridland wildlife in decline - the case of the scimitar-horned oryx, John Newby; discussion; wildlife in Arabia, Jonathan Kingdon; differences in the response of populations of Arabian tahr and Arabian gazelle to protection from hunting, Paul Munton; the genus "Gazella", Colin Groves; captive populations of north-west African "Antilopinae" and "Caprinae" at the Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas, C.Alados et al; research and management of Arabian sand gazelle in the USA, Steven Kingswood, Arlene Kumamoto; artificial insemination of addax using thawed frozen semen, Mary Densmore, Duane Kraemer.