Located in the northern Sharjah suburb of Wasit, the centre runs along the Sharjah/Ajman border. The centre comprises 86 hectares (210 acres) of protected habitat and has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019. The Wetland Centre provides local fauna and migrant birds a safe place to reproduce. Up to 350 species of bird live in or are migratory visitors to the area, and some 60 species of birds are housed permanently in the visitor centre. These include a number of rare birds, including northern bald ibis, glossy ibis, grey heron, marbled duck (a threatened species), purple swamphen, pink-backed pelican and greater flamingo.