Lichtenstein’s hartebeest - Alcephalus lichtensteinii
Category: Lichtenstein's hartebeest | Date: Jan 18 2008 | By: admin
Lichtenstein’s hartebeestwere once the widest ranging antelope in Southern Africa, being found from the Mediterranean to the Cape. Due to the Rindepest epidemic, poaching and civil war in Zimbabwe and South Africa, numbers are now excessively low. Because there are so few Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, the Zimbabwean Government has placed them on the Specially Protected Animals list. This means that the penalties are harsher for poachers who kill them, either by high fines or imprisonment. CITES has placed them on Appendix II. This gregarious antelope is territorial. The male stands as a sentry when under threat, allowing the herd to escape unharmed.
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2 Responses to “Lichtenstein’s hartebeest - Alcephalus lichtensteinii”
Christine C., on 18 Jan 2008
Interesting posts! Can you include some pictures??
F. J. PECHIR, on 18 Jan 2008
Thank you for your post! I know yor seven species very well, but many of the readers maybe do not have a clear idea of how they look, so, a couple of pictures about them will be just fine in your information. Thank you very much for your efforts to protect wildlife!!
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