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The dama gazelle (Nanger dama), also known as the addra gazelle or mhorr gazelle, is a species of gazelle.It lives in Africa, in the Sahara desert and the Sahel.A critically endangered species, it has disappeared from most of its former range due to overhunting and habitat loss, and natural populations only remain in Chad, Mali, and Niger.
Przewalski's gazelle: Procapra przewalskii: 700 – 800 [11] EN [11] [11] Could be underestimated. [11] Persian fallow deer: Dama mesopotamica: 715 [12] EN [12] [12] Previously thought to be extinct. [12] Wild Bactrian camel: Camelus ferus: 950 [13] CR [13] [13] The latest estimate for the population of the Wild Camel was conducted in 2008. [13 ...
The following species are locally extinct in Morocco, but continue to exist elsewhere or in captivity: Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo EW [51] Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus VU [52] Dama gazelle, Nanger dama CR possibly extirpated; Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah EN
Most of the larger mammal species have been extirpated from Mauritania. Among the antelopes the scimitar-horned oryx, addax, korrigum and dama gazelle are extinct, the bohor reedbuck, Buffon's kob, dorcas gazelle and red-fronted gazelle are extinct and the bushbuck and slender-horned gazelle are of indeterminate status. [8]
A male Dama gazelle calf, born just before St. Patrick’s Day, was named Patrick and visitors can now see him at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. ... Classified as endangered by the International ...
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of January 2020, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 203 critically endangered mammalian species, including 31 which are tagged as possibly extinct. [1] [2] Of all evaluated mammalian species, 3.5% are listed as critically ...
Gazella dama, national symbol of Niger. The wildlife of Niger is composed of its flora and fauna.The protected areas in the country total about 8.5 million hectares (21 million acres), which is 6.6 percent of the land area of the country, a figure which is expected to eventually reach the 11‑percent target fixed by the IUCN with the addition of more areas under the reserve category. [1]
Dama gazelle Scimitar oryx. The even-toed ungulates are ungulates whose weight is borne about equally by the third and fourth toes, rather than mostly or entirely by the third as in perissodactyls. There are about 220 artiodactyl species, including many that are of great economic importance to humans. Family: Bovidae (cattle, antelope, sheep ...