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The Last Nakuru Hartebeest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

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Abstract

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The Nakuru hartebeest is virtually extinct. Only one male survives thanks to thoughtless slaughter. This article consists of extracts from a report to the Kenya Game Department by the author, then at University College, Nairobi, ending with a note by him on the scientific reason for conserving subspecies such as this hartebeest.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1969

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