| King Khalid Wildlife Research Center Arabic: مركز الملك خالد لأبحاث الحياة الفطرية | |
| Alt Names: | Thumamah Research Center |
| Namedafter: | King Khalid |
| Organization: | National Center of Wildlife Zoological Society of London (until 2016) |
| Location: | King Khalid Royal Reserve, al-Thumamah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates: | 25.2206°N 46.6263°W |
King Khalid Wildlife Research Center (KKWRC), also known as the Thumamah Research Centre,[1] and formerly as al-Thumamah Farm, is a biological research facility and a wildlife observatory located at the King Khalid Royal Reserve (formerly al-Thumamah Wildlife Park) in the al-Thumamah area of northeastern Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[2] [3] [4] It was established for the preservation and captive breeding of the country's endangered wildlife in 1987 during the reign of King Fahd[5] and was managed by the Zoological Society of London[6] under the supervision of the Saudi Wildlife Authority (now the National Center of Wildlife) before the former completely handed over administrative duties to the latter in 2016.[7]
The observatory's purpose is to oversee the preservation, propagation and resettlement of over 500 endangered animal species of Saudi Arabia, that include