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Hartebeests in Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

Melvin Bolton
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Abstract

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In this report on his field survey of Ethiopian hartebeests, two of which—Swayne's, now extinct outside Ethiopia, and the tora—are in the Red Data Book, Melvin Bolton describes the known populations and recommends the appropriate conservation measures. His most encouraging discovery was a population—unfortunately in a heavily cultivated area—of at least 500 Swayne's hartebeest, bringing the estimated total for this subspecies to 600—700. His study shows that it is not always easy to ascribe all hartebeests to the three main subspecies or races, and he describes two intergrades with distinctive features. The field work was helped with small grants from the FPS and the WWF.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , May 1973 , pp. 99 - 108
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1973

References

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