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New observations of the ‘extinct’ Barbary sheep Ammotragus lervia ornata in Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2002

Tim Wacher ,
Sherif Baha el Din ,
Gabriel Mikhail  and
Mindy Baha el Din
Tim Wacher
Affiliation:
c/o Field Conservation and Consultancy, Zoological Society of London, London, NW1 4RY, UK.
Sherif Baha el Din
Affiliation:
3 Abdalla El Katib St., Apt. 3, Dokki, Cairo, Egpyt. E-mail: [email protected]
Gabriel Mikhail
Affiliation:
13, 9 Street, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
Mindy Baha el Din
Affiliation:
3 Abdalla El Katib St., Apt. 3, Dokki, Cairo, Egpyt. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

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The Barbary sheep or aoudad Ammotragus lervia is widely distributed in the mountains of the Sahara and North Africa. The 2000 IUCN Red List assessment of the Egyptian subspecies A. l. ornata categorized this taxon as Extinct in the Wild. We present new evidence, collected during 1997–2000, that this subspecies is extant in both the extreme south-east and south-west of Egypt, and reassess the status of captive aoudad in Egypt. We recommend that the category of A. l. ornata on the IUCN Red List be changed to Critically Endangered, that conservation of wild aoudad in Egypt be prioritized, and that the subspecific status of both the wild and captive stocks in Egypt be reassessed.

Keywords

Ammotragus lervia ornataaoudadBarbary sheepEgyptGebel ElbaRed List
Type
Short Communication
Information
Oryx , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , July 2002 , pp. 301 - 304
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© 2002 Flora & Fauna International