Algerian clubtail  (Gomphus lucasii)

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Threats

Stream drying is a major threat to this clubtail species, and has resulted in the local extinction of several populations. The drying up of streams is mainly the result of irrigation and water harnessing for human use, but is also due to increasingly frequent summer droughts. Domestic and agricultural pollution also pose significant threats, and an expanding human population within Algeria and Tunisia is a major concern (1).

Conservation

There are currently no conservation measures targeting this species (1).

View information on this species at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
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