Scimitar-horned oryx  (Oryx dammah)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (18/05/2006) by John Newby, Director of the Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF).
http://www.saharaconservation.org

Glossary

Sahel: A semiarid region of north-central Africa south of the Sahara desert that stretches across six countries from Senegal to Chad.
Steppe: A biome (or subdivision of the Earth's surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China. Natural grassland with low rainfall.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (March, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Ultimate Ungulate (February, 2002)
    http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Oryx_dammah.html
  3. UNEP-WCMC database (December, 2002)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org
  4. Newby, J. (2006) Pers. Comm.
  5. Macdonald, D. (2001) The New Encyclopedia of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  6. Burnie, D. (2001) Animal. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  7. African Mammals Database (February, 2002)
    http://www.gisbau.uniroma1.it/data/amd/amd340/amd340.pdf
  8. Beudels, R.C., Devilliers, P., Lafontaine, R., Devilliers-Terschuren, J. and Beudels, M. (2006) CMS SSA Concerted Action. 2d Edition. CMS Technical Series Publication No. 10. UNEP/CMS Secretariat, Bonn, Germany.
  9. Animal Info (February, 2002)
    http://www.animalinfo.org/species/artiperi/oryxdamm.htm
  10. Newby, J.E. (1978) The Ecological Resources of the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Faunal Reserve, Chad (unpublished update to 1974 report). Direction des Parcs Nationaux, N'Djaména.
  11. Spevak, E., Gilbert, T., Engel, H., Correll, T. and Houston, B. (2006) Returning the addax and the oryx to Tunisia. Communiqué, American Zoo and Aquarium Association, 2006: 13 - 14.