Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel | Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda

Taxa
Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lelwel | (Heuglin, 1877)
Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel | (Thomas, 1892)
Publication
Nationally Threatened Species for Uganda
NRL Record ID
263369
Location
Countries in Assessment
Uganda
Country ISO code(s)
UGA
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Common Names
Lelwel's Hartebeest
Jackson's Hartebeest
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Mammals
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
>10% Murchison Falls National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Pian Upe Wildlife Reserve
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Savanna, woodland and open plains
Is there a map available in assessment?
Not_assigned
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Near Threatened
Assessment status abreviation
NT
Assessment rationale/justification
Only two known sub-populations, AOO 4880. Number of individuals estimated at 18,000 in 1962, declined to 2749 in 1995 and has since recoverd to 8108 individuals. Groves and Grubb suggest Lelwel Hartebeest is a separate species, thus even more globally restricted (Sudan DRC, Ethiopia, Uganda). IUCN state global decline of Lelwel's abover 50% over 3 generations, so Uganda populations in recovery phase doing relatively well but numbers/locations too low to be complacent
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.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
https://www.nationalredlist.org/files/2016/03/National-Redlist-for-Uganda.pdf
Endemism
Endemic to region
No
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: No
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
Poaching, may be sensitive to changes in habitat
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures: Occurs within Protected Areas.
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures: Occurs within Protected Areas.

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Alcelaphus buselaphus ssp. lelwel Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Bovidae Alcelaphus
Alcelaphus buselaphus lelwel Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Bovidae Alcelaphus