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| Wacher, T.; de Smet, K.; Belbachir, F.; Belbachir-Bazi, A.; Fellous, A.; Belghoul, M.; Marker, L.L. | |
| Sahelo-Saharan Interest Group Wildlife Surveys. Part 4: Central Ahaggar Mountains, Algeria (March 2005) (March 2005) | |
| 2005 Full Book | |
This report summarizes results of a gazelle and cheetah survey of the central zone of the Ahaggar National Park, 7 - 23 March, 2005. The objective was to conduct a wildlife reconnaissance survey of little visited areas focusing simultaneously on distribution and relative abundance of cheetah and their prey base, particularly gazelles. A total of 15 species of mammal were seen or detected by tracks and signs. No cheetahs were seen, but fresh evidence of their presence was widely found. Local people mentioned that they considered cheetah a problem to camels, but not so much to small stock which are protected by herding and guard dogs. The report concludes that there is good evidence that the Ahaggar continues to support an internationally important population of desert adapted cheetah. No estimates of population size can be made on present data. An adequate prey base with dorcas gazelles, barbary sheep, hares and feral donkeys besides livestock is provided. Training in field survey techniques for Algerian counterparts have been initiated. |
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