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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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
DPNS
Direction of National Parks of Senegal Mame Balla Gueye Director Ndiaye Souleye Consultant at the Ministry of the Environment and Nature Protection of Senegal… Read more
About us
About us 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
About us
About us 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
Conservation program
Czech Aid Development Project “Ultimately, conservation depends on people who are neither biologist nor managers.” Anonymous… 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 that is alarming data. There are 49… 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
SPEFS
Society for the protection of the Environment and Widlife in Senegal Georges Rezk Programme Officer Director and manager of the Bandia and Fathala Reserve Christian Dering Programme Officer Director and manager of the Bandia Reserve Bandia and Fathala reserve staff Al-Hassane Camara… Read more
Research
Research Will the world’s largest antelope, a shy inhabitant of the densely wooded savannah of Central Africa, become extinct without ever being studied in the wild? Dr. R.G. Ruggiero (1990) … Read more
Conservation startegies
Conservation startegies All the results of aerial and ground surveys in the Niokolo Koba national park (Dupuy 1970; Galat et al . 1992; East 1998, Chardonnet 1999; Hájek and Verner 2000, Renaud et al . 2006) give the estimation of the Western giant eland population between 100-200 individuals in the… Read more
About us
About us 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
Others
Others Czech Development Agency Ministry of Environment of Czech Republic Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature of Senegal Zoological garden in Prague African Parks Conservation Institute of Vertebrate Biology , Czech Academy of Sciences Direct Film RNDr. K. Knotek… Read more
Conservation startegies
Conservation startegies All the results of aerial and ground surveys in the Niokolo Koba national park (Dupuy 1970; Galat et al . 1992; East 1998, Chardonnet 1999; Hájek and Verner 2000, Renaud et al . 2006) give the estimation of the Western giant eland population between 100-200 individuals in the… Read more
References
References NEŽERKOVÁ P., HÁJEK I., 2000 : Wldlife in National Park Niokolo-Koba (Senegal) and its ecological background, with special regard to diet of Giant eland. Vol.33:44-51 NIANG, F., 2001: Etat et dynamique annuelle de la régénération naturelle de Bombax costatum Pell. et Vuill., Cordyla pinnata… 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
Bandia and Fathala reserve staff
Bandia and Fathala reserve staff Al-Hassane Camara Tidiane Ba Ngaraita Al-Ogoumrabe Alioune Ba Adama Ndoye Oumar Thiam Daouda… 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. AL OGOUMRABE, N., 2002: Les aires protégées au Sénégal: étude du cas de la Réserve de faune de Bandia: adaptation des animaux… 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. AL OGOUMRABE, N., 2002: Les aires protégées au Sénégal: étude du cas de la Réserve de faune de Bandia: adaptation des animaux… Read more
Future plans
Future plans Breeding the Giant eland in the Bandia reserve is fundamental for conservation of that species in Senegal . Further it is necessary to introduce new stock from the wild, which requires permission for capturing new animals (at least 2 males) in the Niokola Koba national park if appropriate… 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… Read more
Future plans
Future plans Breeding the Western giant eland in the Bandia reserve is fundamental for conservation of that species in Senegal. Further it is necessary to introduce new stock from the wild, which requires permission for capturing new animals (preferably 15 individuals) in the Niokola Koba national park… Read more
Publications of team members
Publications of team members Contact us to get more information. AL HAKIMOVÁ, N., 2005: Etologie antilopy losí v zajetí - vztahy mezi matkou a mládětem. Ph.D.Thesis, ITS-CULS Prague, 77 pp. (in Czech, Unpublished). ANTONÍNOVÁ, M., 2002 : Bionomie a endoparaziti vybraných druhů afrických antilop. M.Sc… 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
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