Population growth of mountain gazelles Gazella gazella reintroduced to central Arabia

Beginning in 1991, mountain gazelles were reintroduced into the Hawtah Reserve in central Saudi Arabia, and since then, their survival and reproduction have been monitored. The findings for the first 4 yr are presented in terms of the ultimate survival of the 71 released animals, the frequency of bi...

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Published inBiological conservation Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 205 - 214
Main Author DUNHAM, K. M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier 01.09.1997
Subjects
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gazella gazella
Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking
Saudi Arabia
Asia
Population growth
Animal introduction
Survival
Reintroduction
Restocking
Vertebrata
Reproduction
Mammalia
Nature reserve
Population dynamics
Artiodactyla
Desert
Ungulata
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Summary:Beginning in 1991, mountain gazelles were reintroduced into the Hawtah Reserve in central Saudi Arabia, and since then, their survival and reproduction have been monitored. The findings for the first 4 yr are presented in terms of the ultimate survival of the 71 released animals, the frequency of births, and the total number in 1994. The mortality rate was found to range 2 38%, depending on the year, which was within the range for adult wild ungulates. Typical reproduction rates were also observed. By the end of 1994, the estimated number of gazelles reached 165, which was more than twice the number originally released.
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ISSN:0006-3207
1873-2917
DOI:10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00005-0