Arabian oryx towards Saudi Arabia, and by 1914, only a few survived outside that country. A few were reported in Jordan into the 1930s, but by the mid-1930s, the only remaining populations were in the Nafud Desert in northwestern Saudi Arabia and the Rub' al Khali in the south. In the 1930s, Arabian princes and oil company clerks started hunting Arabian oryx with automobiles and rifles. Hunts grew in size, and some were reported to employ as many as 300 vehicles. By the middle of the 20th century, the northern population was effectively extinct. The last Arabian oryx in the wild prior
Life Goes On (The Desert Rose Band album) Life Goes On (The Desert Rose Band album) Life Goes On is the fifth and final album by the country rock band The Desert Rose Band, released in 1993. By 1994, the band had officially split up. The band reunited for live performances in 2008 to 2010. The album was released by the Curb record label in Europe only, and was never released in the US. The band's final music video, directed by Michael Merriman, was created for the album's leading single "What About Love" which peaked at #71 on the U.S. Hot country songs chart. Following the commercial failure