Oman is known for its oil and its deserts - not for ancient woodlands and mudflats teeming with flamingos.
Paul Munton , who has just returned from Oman, talks to Fergus Keeling and Lionel Kelleway about the rich fauna and flora of the Wahiba Sands, including the white-tailed mongoose and its relationship with the knarled prosopis tree.
Producer MILES BARTON. BBC Bristol (Re-broadcast next Sunday)