One example of this is the Arabian oryx. In the early 1970s the oryx was nearly hunted to extinction. The last few oryx were saved by zoos and the animal was declared extinct in the wild. Through captive breeding programs the population was increased. Some oryx were released back into the wild. In 2011 the Arabian oryx was the first animal that was successfully moved from the "extinct in the wild" list to the "vulnerable" list.