Gazella dorcas
Description
A small gazelle with a very pale fawn coloured coat and white underside bordered with a brown stripe, above which there is a sandy stripe. Forehead and face are darker than the body. Well marked dark lines from eye to nostril; between those two lines, a white stripe extends from upper lip to horn base.
Horns are present in both sexes, male’s horns being longer and thicker. Horns are lyre shaped, strongly curved, which bow outwards then turn inwards and forwards at the tips; they may have up to 25 annular rings.
TL : 90 - 110 cm
T : 15 - 20 cm
H : 55 - 65 cm
Weight: 15 – 20 kg
Horns : 25- 38 cm
Evolution of populations
Formerly common in its entire range, Gazella dorcas has entirely disappeared from many regions and been gravely reduced in numbers where it subsists.
Gazella dorcas continues to be threatened by illegal hunting and, to a lesser extent, loss of habitat due to livestock overgrazing, and its numbers are declining
IUCN : RedList of Threatened Species 2007 : VULNERABLE (VU)
A taxon is Vulnerable when it is considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
