One-sixth of the reserve is a sanctuary for addax. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
Tourists also frequently chased addax and gazelles until they died of heat exhaustion. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
The wide-spread hoofs of the addax antelope enable it to travel over sand at a great pace. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
Meanwhile, the addax has been severely impacted by desertification of its habitat and overhunting. From Wordnik.com. [National Endangered Species Day] Reference
Internationally important populations of five species of threatened fauna survive: dorcas and dama gazelle, addax, aoudad, and ostrich. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
However, addax were rare and reliable survey techniques were needed, as was also a wildlife census including the participation of local people. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
But the edges of the great desert have been visited, and on the northern limits two animals are found -- the addax antelope, and Loder's gazelle. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
The legislation defined 16% of the center of the reserve as a sanctuary to protect the small population of addax from tourist and other disturbance. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
Roan antelope Hippotragus equinus, addax addax nasomaculatus (E) and scimitar oryx Oryx dammah (E) have disappeared from the region, the latter very recently. From Wordnik.com. [Tassili N'Ajjer National Park, Algeria] Reference
In the past the critically threatened addax (addax nasomaculatus) would probably have occurred in this ecoregion, but this species is likely to be extirpated. From Wordnik.com. [Sahara desert] Reference
The Twareg traditionally hunted gazelle, aoudad, addax and occasionally ostrich, using snare traps and dog packs, but as wildlife has declined so has hunting. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
The globally threatened dama gazelle (Gazella dama), addax (addax nasomaculatus), and cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) may have previously occurred here, but they are no longer found. From Wordnik.com. [Atlantic coastal desert] Reference
The known flora and fauna includes endemic species and highly endangered antelopes, such as the addax and the scimitar-horned oryx, the latter of which is now believed extinct in the wild. From Wordnik.com. [Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands] Reference
This isolated rugged habitat supports endemic plant and small animal species, and provides critical habitat for populations of some larger antelopes, such as the threatened addax (addax nasomaculatus), dama gazelle (Gazella dama), dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), and red-fronted gazelle (Gazella rufifrons). From Wordnik.com. [East Saharan montane xeric woodlands] Reference
The addax is not gregarious, living in pairs or families. From Wordnik.com. [Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found A Book of Zoology for Boys] Reference
The addax is shown with its calf before they were killed. From Wordnik.com. [news | OS | http://www.ocala.com] Reference
The zoo's new addax is the second baby from Citron and Achilles. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
The zoo is home to four addax, including a baby that was born last February. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
The baby is the zoo's fourth addax, including Peridot, who was born to Citron in January 2009. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
Eventually, they'll also use dropping from the zoo's zebras, giraffes and addax to create the compost material. From Wordnik.com. [STLtoday.com Top News Headlines] Reference
The addax antelope is listed as a critically endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). From Wordnik.com. [news | OS | http://www.ocala.com] Reference
The report said the addax, a large Saharan antelope, was among those most at risk with an 80 percent plunge in numbers over the past two decades. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
About 300 of the animals, including herds of critically endangered African scimitar horned oryx and addax, were sold to a hunting safari in the Northern Territory. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Attempts to track Saharan cheetahs also suggest that the cats roam considerable distances in a bid to hunt prey, which might include addax, dama and dorca gazelles or Barbary sheep. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
In December 2007, two addax from Fresno Chaffee Zoo were released in Tunisia as part of an effort by U.S. and European zoos to establish a population in an area where the species was extinct. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
addax have been reintroduced to fenced sectors of protected areas in Tunisia, and the first reintroduction of addax to the wild is underway in Jebil National Park, Tunisia, and another is planned in southern Morocco. From Wordnik.com. [ENS] Reference
In a document provided to the Vancouver Humane Society and Zoocheck Canada just days before the giraffes died, they stated: "Heat is a serious issue at Mountain View ... many of the tropical species get no heat at all during the winter months (e.g. zebras, giraffe, addax, sable antelope) and the rest get far less heat than they need.". From Wordnik.com. [The Georgia Straight - News And Views] Reference
Baby addax born at Fresno's zoo. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
It is supposed to be the Antelope addax. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
Water buffalo, addax, kudu. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
There are notable sites at Iwelene, Areschima, and Adrar Bous and rock-engravings at Arakao, Agamgam, Anakom, Tagueit, and Afis: petroglyphs of elephant and giraffe, addax, oryx, gazelles and ostrich, and phrases of Tifinagh, the written form of the Tamasheq language of the Twareg. From Wordnik.com. [Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger] Reference
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