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Wildlife

Street cats, having first been introduced in the 1960s to deal with the country's rodent infestations, are now widespread in Doha, with government estimates putting the total population at between 2 million and 3 million. The Gulf sand gecko, having been first observed in Qatar on Doha's islands in 2013, is now also found on the promontory in coastal and saline places.

Common vegetation found in Doha include creeping sorrel (Oxalis corniculata) as a turf weed, winter cherry (Physalis angulata) as a weed, rye grass (Lolium rigidum) in cultivated areas, qurdi (Ochradenus baccatus) near roadsides, indigofera (Indigofera oblongifolia) near the central market area, curved hard grass (Parapholis incurva) near the coast, cat's tail (Typha domingensis) near moist areas, oat brome (Bromus danthoniae) near the Al Sadd area, and ndeewa (Cressa cretica).

Flowers of the sacred datura (Datura innoxia), crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria), wild chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), and glandular speedwell (Veronica cymbalaria) have also been observed in rare instances, the latter as a weed. Herbs such as rabl (Plantago psyllium), which is found primarily near roadsides, and shih (Artemisia inculta) also occur infrequently.

Prosopis juliflora, a type of mesquite tree locally known as ghoweif, is notable for having been the only feature on Palm Tree Island in the past. It was a previously popular tree cultivated around Qatar's urban areas, but this practice was stopped since 2005 and since then attempts have been made to eliminate traces of the tree, to varying degrees of success.