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Annual Report for 2007 of the Sahara Conservation Fund
Good news from Niger! Thomas Rabeil, The Sahara Conservation Fund's biologist in the field in the Termit/Tin Toumma region of Niger, recently confirmed a sighting of 8 dama gazelles in the area (see attached photos). The dama has in recent years become one of the rarest gazelles on the planet. Confirmation of their continued presence in the Termit/Tin Toumma region underscores the critical importance of SCF's mission to establish a reserve there for the addax, damas, and other threatened Sahelo-Saharan wildlife (desert cheetah, Sudan and Nubian bustards, fennec, Ruppell's fox, striped hyena, golden jackal, dorcas gazelle, Sulcata tortoises, etc) clinging to survival in this unique piece of habitat.
Aerial Survey of the Termit & Tin Toumma Regions of Niger – November 2007 - by Dr. Tim Wacher, Dr. Thomas Rabeil & John Newby
March - The joint Ungulate TAG meeting that was scheduled for June of 2008 at the Minnesota Zoo has been cancelled. Several of the regular TAG meetings cound not be held due to key TAG leadership positions being vacant and there was not enough on an agenda remaining to warrant a special meeting. We sincerely apologize if this has caused any problems with your travel plans.
Okapi Keeper Workshop
*Attendees, representing 17 SSP, 7 EEP holding institutions and others, of the okapi keeper workshop hosted by Dallas Zoo in 2007. Agenda covered a wide range of husbandry and management topics. Proceedings are not yet available. Photo provided by Ann Petric.
After years of preparation the Reintroduction Project Team cleared 22 antelope through customs in Tunisia this past December. Terrie Correll, Bill Houston and Dr. Heiner Engel have provided more detailed information in a letter, titled: Reintroduction of zoo-born Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and Scimitar-horned Oryx (Oryx dammah) into Dghoumes and Djebil National Parks in Tunisia, in cooperation with the Direction General des Forets (DGF). Photo Gallery
Unloading the plane at Tozeur Airport Lorry stuck in sand (Heiner Engel) Moment before release (Henier Engel)
2007 - ARCHIVE
Antelope TAG & Population Management Updates
(Must use AZA member log in to access SSP and PMP information in the Conservation Programs Database.)2008
March - AZA North American Speke's Gazelle Studbook published by Martha Fischer
2007 - ARCHIVE
Births
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Conservation Spotlight
Sahara Conservation FundFeatured Picture
Credit - Courtney Hunter
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