Giant eland conservation
The Western Giant Eland, also called Lord Derby Eland, is the world’s largest antelope that represents the true pearl in the natural heritage of Africa. None the less, this animal subspecies is critically endangered by extinction and its population counts roughly 200 individuals worldwide.
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Fauna
Fauna At the start there were very few original species in the Bandia reserve. Therefore the animals were introduced into the reserve, these being original Senegalese species and non-original ones to make the reserve more attractive for tourists. From 1991-1999 the following animals were imported… Read more
Giant eland
Western giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus) History Phylogeny Status Biological characteristic Ecology Breeding… Read more
Niokolo Koba National park
Niokolo Koba National park The Niokolo Koba National Park (NKNP) with its 9 113 km2 is the largest and the oldest national park in Senegal and represents an important natural ecosystem of Sudanian savanna in the West African region.… Read more
Where we work
Where we work Bandia reserve Fathala reserve Niokolo Koba National park … Read more
Biological characteristic
Biological characteristic The Giant eland is somewhat bovine like the Common eland, yet more elegant, in spite of its size. It is a massive antelope with body length of 290 cm in the bulls, 220 cm in the cows, and its height at the withers is between 150 and 176 cm in the bulls, 150 cm in the cows.… Read more
Fathala reserve
Fathala reserve The Fathala reserve is another reserve run by the SPEFS administration in a close co-operation with the DNPS in Dakar. The reserve lies in the southwestern Senegal not far from the coast (13°39‘N; 16°27‘W) and is the enclosed part of the ‚Forêt de Fathala‘ with a protective and partially… Read more
Bandia reserve
Bandia reserve The Bandia reserve is the first working enclosed breeding site for large animals in Senegal and the adjacent states, led by the Society for the Protection of the Environment and Wildlife in Senegal (Societé pour la Protection de l’Environnement et de la Faune au Sénégal - SPEFS). The… Read more
References
REFERENCES ADAM, J.G., 1971: Le milieu biologique. Flore et végétation. In: Le Niokolo Koba le premier grand Parc national de la République du Sénégal, G.I.A., Dakar, p. 43-62. AKAKPO A.J., AL OGOUMRABE N.,BAKOU S., BADA-ALAMBEDJI R., NDIAYE S., 2004 : Essai d elevage de l´eland de Derby (Taurotragus… Read more
Contact
ContaCt SPEFS Society for the protection of the Environment and wildlife in Senegal 45 Boulevard de la Republique BP. 2975 Dakar, Senegal… Read more
Flora and vegetation
Flora and vegetation In the Bandia reserve the florisitics are relatively copious as there were more than 100 plant species in 30 families recorded here. Phytogeographically the reserve belongs to the Sudan-Sahelian area and the original vegetation is made up of Acacia ataxacantha-Acacia seyal bushland… Read more
Breeding
Breeding The ISIS Report (2008) states, that only the Eastern giant eland is held in captivity. The Western giant eland have never bred in captivity as far as 2000, when the first herd was captured in Niokolo Koba national park in Senegal by the Society for the Protection of the Environment and Wildlife… Read more
Status
Status Distribution and conservation status in the wild The Giant eland has two sub-species with differing distributions and conservation status (IUCN 1996, 2009).… Read more
Our team
Our team Institute of Tropics and Subtropics Czech University of Life Sciences Prague Society for the Protection and the Environment and Wildlife in Senegal Direction of National Parks of Senegal Others… Read more
Park management
Park management The administration of the Niokolo Koba national park is in Tambacounda, 80 km away from the park and it is under the direct control of the Senegalese National Parks Directorate (DPNS). The DPNS is a part of the Senegalese armed forces, thus all organisations come under the military… Read more
Conservation program
Czech Aid Development Project “Ultimately, conservation depends on people who are neither biologist nor managers.” Anonymous… Read more
Flora and vegetation
Flora and vegetation From the phytogeographical standpoint it belongs to a transitional area between the Sudanese and Sudano-Guinean phytochoria (White 1983). The vegetation is made up of three main formations: wooded grassland, woodland, and transitional woodland on the plateaus, with vegetation types… Read more
Background
Background The Niokolo Koba national park (Parc National du Niokolo Koba - PNNK) is the largest and oldest national park in Senegal lying in its south-eastern part between 12°30‘-13°20‘N and 18°30‘-13°42‘W. It was established in 1954 as the last refuge for large West African fauna in Senegal. The original… Read more
Ecology
Ecology Ruggiero (1990) pointed out the lack of knowledge on the Giant eland’s ecology in his treatise, the main idea of which can be best summed up with the following quote „Will the world’s largest antelope, a shy inhabitant of the densely wooded savannah, become extinct without ever having been… Read more
ITS CULS
Institute of Tropics and subtropics (ITS) Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CULS) Markéta Antonínová Executive manager 2006-2008 Research focus on management of small animal populations, biodiversity conservation Karolína Koláčková Executive manager 2009 Research focus on zoology, animal… Read more
Recommendations
Recommendations Perspectives of the Western giant eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus) are very limited and admittedly in critical situation. In the wild, it means only in the Niokolo Koba national park in Senegal last approximately 100-200 individuals remain. There are 54 individuals bred in several… Read more
History
History In 1998 the first Czech-Senegalese cooperation was started. Firstly, the vision of antelope breeding for economic purposes was discussed, but soon the need for urgent conservation of Western giant eland was identified as a common goal. In 2000, the SPEFS together with DPNS (Senegalese body responsible… Read more
Tourism
Tourism The Fathala reserve lies about 270 km from Dakar in close proximity to the Gambian border, 50 km from Banjul. This means that the Fathala reserve can use the tourist potential from both countries. The area of the reserve is 2000 ha at present of which only 1200 ha are open to tourists, especially… Read more
Flora and vegetation
Flora and vegetation The flora of the Niokolo Koba is very rich. Of the roughly 2500 species of higher plants in Senegal the PNNK has about 1500 of them (Adam 1971; Schneider and Sambou 1982; Madsen et al. 1996) and in the Herbarium of the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar 1 117 of them have been… Read more
2. Zoological gardens
2. Zoological gardens The Eastern giant eland is bred in captivity in the United States of America and in the South African Republic. In the US, theWhite Oak Conservation Center (Yulee) has the longest and best breeding record for the Eastern giant eland anywhere in captivity. They currently hold 19… Read more
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