Gazella dama
Description
The coloration of the coat is quite variable, and is used to distinguish subspecies. The face and underparts are white in all described forms. The coat is bright white, with reddish brown or chestnut on the neck. However, as one travels from east to west through this species’ range, the extent of coloration increases dramatically, with the western-most subspecies being almost completely red except for the undersides and rump. All races have a small white patch on the throat. The face has relatively few markings, being completely white in eastern subspecies, but with red cheek patches and thin black stripes running from the eyes to the corners of the mouth in the western subspecies - the Mhorr gazelle. The body is supported by thin legs, and the neck is long and slender. The horns are found in both sexes, though generally larger and thicker in males. They are “S” shaped, slanting backwards, then curling upwards. The tail is short and white, with a sparse fringe.
TL : 95 - 165 cm
T: 26 - 35 cm
H : 90 - 120 cm
Weight: (male) 40-75 kg
(female) 35-40 kg
Horns : 25-35 cm
Residual distribution
Very small populations of Dama Gazelle survive in the Sahel, at least in Mali, Niger, and Chad, and perhaps also in Burkina Faso and Sudan, its survival in eastern Mauritania seems very improbable. In Mali they are probably several hundred strong and slightly increasing. 
In Niger, where the zone of the Aïr-Ténéré and the Termit constitutes one of the last bastions of the species, Dragesco-Joffé (1993) evaluated the population at 400 animals. In Chad the species is currently very rare in the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Reserve.
It is possible that Gazella dama mohrr still survives in a few isolated pockets in parts of its historical area of distribution. Some observations made by nomads in the Drâa basin in 1993. In Adrar Souttouf, the last observation was made in 1973, and south of the Draa, the last observation was made in 1980, south-west of Assa.
IUCN RED LIST 2007: CRITICALLY ENDANGERED (CR)
A taxon is Critically Endangered when it is considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
