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Nubian ibex in south-western Jordan (Dana Nature Reserve)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

G. Catullo ,
P. Ciucci ,
A. M. Disi  and
L. Boitani
G. Catullo
Affiliation:
Department of Human and Animal Biology, Viale dell'Università, 32, 00185 Rome, Italy
P. Ciucci
Affiliation:
Department of Human and Animal Biology, Viale dell'Università, 32, 00185 Rome, Italy
A. M. Disi
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science, University of Jordan Amman, Jordan
L. Boitani
Affiliation:
Department of Human and Animal Biology, Viale dell'Università, 32, 00185 Rome, Italy
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During a survey in Dana Nature Reserve (southwestern Jordan) carried out between November 1994 and January 1995, Nubian ibexes Capra nubiana were sighted twice on a cliff at Jebel Um-Suwwana in the Wadi Araba area. The low number of sightings and an assessment of range conditions throughout the study area suggest that the population is reduced to a low density and suffers from severe competition for food and range with goats. Further research needs are discussed in a conservation perspective.

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Short Communications
Information
Oryx , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 1996 , pp. 222 - 224
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1996

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