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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Background
Background Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Bandia reserve is a part of the 10.418 ha ‘Forêt classée de Bandia‘. It is a flat area surrounded by the Golfaniel, Diass Palam, Sipane and Bandia hills. This flatland is intersected by the temporary water flow called Somone. Its… Read more
Biological characteristic
Biological characteristic Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The Giant eland is somewhat bovine like the Eland, yet more elegant in spite of their size (Bro-Jørgensen 1997). It is a massive antelope with body length of 290 cm in the bulls, 220 cm in the cows and its height at the… 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
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
Tourism
Tourism The trips are organized for both groups and individuals. At the main entrance all-terrain vehicles are available for hire and the tourists are always accompanied by one of the local professional tour guides, who know the reserve’s trails and biotopes off by heart and gives a professional commentary… Read more
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
Bandia reserve
Bandia reserve The Bandia reserve is the first and currently only working enclosed breeding 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… Read more
Tourism
Tourism The trips are organized for both groups and individuals. At the main entrance all-terrain vehicles are available for hire and the tourists are always accompanied by one of the local professional tour guides, who know the reserve’s trails and biotopes off by heart and gives a professional commentary… Read more
Fauna
Fauna Western Africa, in comparison with Eastern and Southern Africa , is generally poorer in the amount of large animal species it has, mainly in their overall numbers. The PNNK represents an extensive area of preserved ecosystems in Western Africa the significance of which exceeds the state’s borders… Read more
Czech Aid Development Project
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
Czech Aid Development Project
Czech Aid Development Project “Ultimately, conservation depends on people who are neither biologist nor managers.” Anonymous… 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
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
Giant eland
Western giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus derbianus ) History Phylogeny Status Biological characteristic Ecology Breeding… 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
Background
Background Reserve protects the ecosystem from the advancing degradation and also uses the natural potential of the original and introduced large animal species for developing eco-tourism in the region. Without a doubt this has benefited overall development be that through the direct offer of jobs for… Read more
Fauna
Fauna Western Africa, in comparison with Eastern and Southern Africa, is generally poorer in the amount of large animal species it has, mainly in their overall numbers. The PNNK represents an extensive area of preserved ecosystems in Western Africa the significance of which exceeds the state’s borders… 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
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
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
Tourism
Tourism For the PNNK tourism is a fundamental point. The PNNK offers tourists tours around the park (photo-safaris) in particular in the central part of the park in the vicinity of the Simenti post, where many animal species can be seen around the marshes and the infrastructure is built. Another attractive… 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
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
2. Zoological gardens
2. Zoological gardens The Eastern giant eland is bred in captivity in the United States of America . The main breeding centre was in San Diego Wildlife Park , and now (ISIS 2008) there we can still found the second largest herd of Giant eland (1.6) in captivity. Among American institutions that breed… Read more
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