Aepyceros melampus | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Aepyceros melampus | (Lichtenstein, 1812)
NRL Record ID
263366
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Lake Mburo National Park, surrounding rangeland in Nyabushozi and Kazo counties
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Savanna
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Endangered
Assessment status abreviation
EN
Assessment status criteria
B2b(i,ii,iii,iv)
Assessment rationale/justification
EOO and AOO only 1 location, Lake Mburo is 370km2 and area outside in rapid decline and does not exceed 500km2 total. Decline from 1992 with 18,700 to 1999 with 1500, but recovered somewhat to approximately 3500 in 2006 (aerial survey UWA). Note: Populations translocated from Lake Mburo to Katonga Widlife Reserve in 2013 have not been included.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2016
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Dr Robert Kityo; Sarah Prinsloo; Sam Ayebare; Dr Andrew Plumptre; Aggrey Rwetsiba; Waswa Sadic; Solomon Sebuliba; Herbert Tushabe
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
NGO
Government
Academic
Assessor affiliation specific
Academic|Government|NGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Poaching, human pressure on habitat within and outside Protected Area, possible disease currently under study?
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Majority of population within a Protected Area.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Majority of population within a Protected Area.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Aepyceros melampus Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Bovidae Aepyceros