https://picturingjordan.com/tags/wetland/index.xml Recent content on Picturing Jordan Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis/ Sat, 24 Sep 2016 21:28:31 +0300 https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/azraq-wetland-disappearing-oasis/ <figure > <img src="https://picturingjordan.com/2016/09/IMG_20160924_101454.jpg" alt="Small lake with bridge and vegetation in the Jordanian desert." /> <figcaption> <h4>A one of a kind oasis is at risk of disappearing in the near future.</h4> </figcaption> </figure> <p>There&rsquo;s an amazing wetland nature preserve an hour and a half from Amman — in thirty minutes of walking around, I saw birds, snakes, crabs, fish, and even water buffaloes! For thousands of years it was a massive, thriving oasis whose ecological diversity supported human settlements, but in the past few decades it has come dangerously close to drying up due to increased water usage from surrounding cities.</p> <p></p> <p>Learn more about the wetlands on a trip with <a href="http://wildjordan.com/">Wild Jordan</a> or <a href="http://experiencejordan.com/">Experience Jordan</a>, and <em>turn off the water in your shower or sink when you don&rsquo;t need it!</em></p>