Monitoring threatened ungulates (Gazella cuvieri and Ammotragus lervia) in the semi-arid North African Nador Mountains

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Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) and aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN red list, any population should be subject of scientific attention. Both ungulates were monitored for a year Nador Mountains (western Algeria). This is first record this part Tiaret province. species partly sympatric. However, was sighted only small numbers roughest valleys north. The larger, but with few juveniles. future these wild therefore worrying, new conservation measures required, including protecting area.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: eco.mont-Journal on Protected Mountain Areas Research and Management

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2073-1558', '2073-106X']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1553/eco.mont-14-2s5