Research Interests
Societies Membership:
1- Saudi Arabian Biological Society (1987), Ryiadh, Saudi Arabia.
2- British Ornithological Union (1982), London.
3- Ornithological Society of the Middle East (1983), England.
4- British Ecological Society (1983), London.
5- Zoo Society of San Diego (1995), San Diego, USA.
6- Fellow of Saudi Environmental Society (1997), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia,
Field-work and Training experience:
1- Ringing Birds Course (1985), British Trust for Ornithology -10 days.
2- Survey of the Saudi shore-coast on the Arabian Gulf (1986), MEPA & IUCN – 30 days.
3- Survey on the breeding of sea turtles in Yanbua area by the Red Sea coast (1987), MEPA – 30 days.
4- Survey of the protected areas in Wadi Gizan and Farasan Island (1988),
NCWCD & UCL (Univ. College of London) – 30 days.
5- Scientific studies on Farasan Archipelago (1989) NCWCD & King Abdul-Aziz Unversity team – 12 months.
6- Fulbright Fellowship at Cornell University, New York, USA. (1990) Wildlife and birds Sound study. – 2 months.
7- A Member of the International Council for Birds Preservation – Saudi section, NCWCD, Riyadh (1991) – 12 months.
8- A Member of the Houbara Group Study, NCWCD, Riyadh (1992) – 12 months.
9- Teaching skills course (1992) King Abdul-Aziz University– One week.
10-British Council invitation to visit universities and museums in England (1992) – 2 weeks.
11-A Member of the team-work established a marine protected area on Saudi coast of the Arabian Gulf. (1992/1993) NCWCD & European Commission. –12 months.
12-A Member of the Saudi official delegate to the 4th Convention of Migratory Species of wild animals (CMS) meeting, Bonn, Germany. – February, 1993.
13-A Member of the Saudi official delegate to the 10th Standing Committee of the (CMS) meeting, Boinus Aires, Argentina.- March,1994.
14-A member of the Saudi official delegate to CMS-UNEP Conference, Nairobi, Kenya. – May, 1994.
15-A weekly magazine articles ( issues in environmental concepts) in OKAZ newspaper.(1994- whole year).
16-A sabbatical year at University of California San Diego, USA. 1995/1996.
17-A fellow member of Saudi Environmental Society, Jeddah, 1997
18-A Chairman of the information committee of 19th Saudi Arabian Biological Society (SABS) meeting held at King Abdul-Aziz Univ., Jeddah. - March, 1998.
19-Chairman of several scientific sessions and symposiums held at King Abdul-Aziz University in the field of environment, biology, marine biology, and scientific research.
20-A council member of Health & Environment Symposium during King Fahad era.
Conference & Symposium Attendance:
More than thirty local and international conferences and symposiums were attended, mostly with scientific paper presentation in the fields of : Ecology of birds, environment, and marine ecology.
ـ( قائمة الأبحــاث العلمـيه المنشـورة )ـ
1- Felemban, H. M. 2000. Conversation of natural habitats in Saudi Arabia: National accomplishments and international participation. J. KAAU Journal “ Special edition No.2:215-240”.
2- Felemban, H. M. & Price, T. D. 1997. Morphological differences
among populations of House Sparrows from different altitudes in
Saudi Arabia. Wilson Bull. 109 (3): 539-544.
3- Felemban, H. M. 1996. The Birds of major wadis in the Tihama area
south of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 15:407-418.
4- Felemban, H. M. 1995. Trapping of spring migrants on Qummah
Island, Farasan archipelago in the Red Sea. Orn. Soc. Middle East
Bull. 35: 1-13.
5- Felemban, H. M. 1993. On exotic birds imported into Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia. Zoology in the Middle East 8:15-16.
6- Felemban, H. M. & Al-Salamah, M. 1996. Winter counts of the
houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) in Saudi
Arabia. In: Van Heezik, Y.M. & Seddon, P.J. (eds.),
Restoration of Bustard populations: Captive breeding, Release,
Monitoring and Habitat Management. NCWCD Publication No.
27:9-14. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7- Felemban, H. M. & Al-Banna, A. H. 1993. The occurrence of birds in
Makkah sewage water outflow area. Biol. Sci. 2: 69-80.
8- Zwarts, L., Felemban, H. M. & Price, A. 1991. Wader counts along
the Saudi Arabian coast suggests the Gulf harbours millions of
waders. Wader Study Group Bull. 63:25-32.
ـ( مراجعه علمـيه منشــورة )ـ
1- Felemban, H. M. 1990. Review: Surveys for the Atlas of the breeding
birds of Arabia by Michael C. Jennings et al., J. Saudi Arab. Nat.
Hist. Soc., Vol. 3 (1): 63-65.
ـ( تقارير علمية )ـ
1- Felemban, H. and Al-farhan, A. 2005. The effect of climate change on biodiversity of Saudi Arabia. A report to be submitted to PMEA, Jeddah, as part of the Saudi Arabian National Report to UNEP.
2- Felemban, H. M. 1990. Review: surveys for the atlas of the breeding birds of Arabia by M. Jennings et al., J. Saudi Arab. Nat. Hist. Soc., Vol. 3(1):63-65.
3- Felemban, H. M., Khushim, O., and Sambas, A. Z. 1990. The birds of the Farasan Islands. NCWCD Technical report, Riyadh, 40 pp.
4- Jennings, M., Al-Salama, M., and Felemban, H. 1988. An ornithological survey of the Asir National Park, Saudi Arabia. NCWCD Technical report No.4 , Riyadh, 38 pp.
5- Price, A. R. G.; M. J. Atkinson; H. M. Felemban; J. McEachern; T. J. Wrathall; L. W. Zwarts; J. A. Dobbin; H. E. Robertson; B. Humbert-Droz; and D. L. Elder. 1988. Saudi Arabia: An assessement of biotopes and management reqirements for the Saudi Arabian Gulf coastal zone. International Union of the Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. 310 pp.