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Status of puku ( Kobus vardoni Livingstone) in Tanzania
Author(s) -
RODGERS W. A.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
african journal of ecology
Language(s) - French
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1365-2028
pISSN - 0141-6707
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2028.1984.tb00685.x
Subject(s) - tanzania , game reserve , geography , extant taxon , habitat , distribution (mathematics) , conservation status , population , forestry , habitat destruction , nature reserve , ecology , ethnology , environmental protection , archaeology , sociology , environmental planning , demography , biology , wildlife , mathematical analysis , mathematics , evolutionary biology
Summary The distribution of the puku antelope in southern Africa is described and information on population size and habitat for the two extant Tanzanian populations is given. The paper comments on conservation problems and proposes a reserve in the uninhabited parts of the Kilombero Game Controlled Area. Résumé On décrit la distribution du puku (Cob de Vardon) en Afrique du Sud et l'on donne des informations sur l'habitat et la taille des deux populations existant en Tanzanie. Cet article discute des problèmes de conservation et propose l'établissement d'une réserve dans les régions inhabitées de la Kilombero Game Controlled Area.