41. PICK UP A POLECAT Johnny Birks. The Mammal Society is joining forces with The Vincent wildlife Trust(VWT) to organise a threeyear polecat distribution survey of Britain. http://www.wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue 15/polecat.htm

PICK UP A POLECAT! How to help with the joint Mammal Society/VWT Polecat Distribution Survey 2004-2006 Johnny Birks The Mammal Society is joining forces with The Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) to organise a three-year polecat distribution survey of Britain. Starting in January 2004 and running until the end of 2006, the survey will involve examination of polecat bodies (usually road casualties) or clear photographs of bodies collected by naturalists and members of the public. We need to check specimens to decide whether they are true polecats, ferrets or hybrids. This distribution survey is separate from the polecat and mink abundance monitoring exercise organised by the VWT every autumn. The aim of the distribution survey will be to confirm the presence of polecats in as many 10km squares as possible over the three year survey period. So as to spread recording effort efficiently we aim to collect evidence of no more than two ‘good’ polecat bodies from each square (so don’t be offended if we decline offers of bodies once a 10km square is ‘full’!). On the basis of anecdotal reports of the polecat’s continuing recovery in Britain we expect the survey results will confirm a significant range expansion since the last survey finished in 1997. We are also interested in recording the distribution of feral ferrets and polecat-ferret hybrids in Britain, so photographs or bodies of these, as well as polecats, will be welcomed. The inclusive nature of this survey means that people need not worry about distinguishing between the different forms before collecting bodies. As with the previous survey in the 1990s we hope to involve the National Museums of Scotland in curating the polecat material collected during the survey.

42. Polecats Are On Their Way Back The VWT polecat Report (152 pages) is available from The Vincent wildlife Trust,10 Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8DN, price £8.00 to include post and packaging. http://www.wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue7/polecat.htm

Polecats Are On Their Way Back Johnny Birks of The Vincent Wildlife Trust The polecat, the mammalogists' spiritual equivalent of the quintessentially Welsh Red Kite, is recovering well in Britain. That is one conclusion from a major study recently published by The Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT). The report, The Distribution and Status of the Polecat Mustela putorius in Britain in the 1990s, by Johnny Birks and Andrew Kitchener, includes a review of previous distribution surveys, the findings of a new survey, development of a method to monitor variations in abundance based on live-trapping by volunteers, a summary of the relationship between polecats and ferrets, and a description of a study of polecat ecology on lowland farmland in England (part of which was carried out in Worcestershire). The VWT distribution survey produced over one thousand records from the 1990s, 68% of which were road casualties. Many of these were collected by naturalists (thanks to all who helped in Worcestershire) for us to confirm their identity as either true polecats or ferret hybrids. Records of true polecats came from 228 'new' 10-km squares (several of which were in Worcestershire), confirming continuation of the encouraging recovery after near-extinction at the beginning of this century. Worcestershire is now completely repopulated by true polecats (a process which probably began in the far west of the county in the 1960s), although feral ferrets and hybrids will always occur from time to time as a result of ferrety escapes or releases.

43. Reasons California and is related to a family of animals that include weasels, skunks, the blackfootedferret, and the steppe polecat. 3. Ferrets may threaten native wildlife. http://home-1.tiscali.nl/~wfu/cal_info.html

Report from the California Research Bureau; FERRETS: A SELECTIVE OVERVIEW OF ISSUES AND OPTIONS. Prepared by Kenneth W Umbach, PhD Ed Notes: The California State Library is a research library for state government. This is their report on the ferret issue in California. This is a selective review background and issues, drawn primarily from existing documents and articles, supplemented by interviews with state and federal personnel in several states. What is a ferret? "Ferret" is the common name for Mustela putorius furo, a subspecies of the polecat, Mustela putorius. (The sincorrectly called a 'polecat' led a 'polecat' is a different species from the polecat, although both species emit a malodorous spray.) The black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes is a different species, and is endangered. In 1986, only 18 individuals of the species remained, although an effort is under way to breed and reintroduce the species into the Midwest area of the U.S. Except as otherwise specifically noted, the information below refers to the domesticated ferret, often kept as a pet where allowed (currently in all states but California and Hawaii) and sometimes used for hunting and rat control. This discussion does not encompass the black-footed ferret or the polecat except as explicitly mentioned. Ferrets are sometimes humorously called "carpet sharks" and described as "fur-covered Slinkies" in recognition of their flexibility) or "sock-puppets with legs." They are widely viewed as playful, curious, highly active, and sociable, although not inclined to become attached to a home ("lacking a homing instinct"). They are carnivores and require a meat-based diet. Their teeth are unusually sharp, even when they are quite young and they tend, as one biologist put it, to "explore the world with their mouths."

44. Polecats Near Welsh Rivers And Lakes polecat (Mustela putorius). of little concern to farmers. Melvin Greyphotographed this fine young polecat specimen in West Wales. http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/wildlife/mammals/polecat.htm

Polecat (Mustela putorius) Wildlife index Amphibians Birds Fishes Fungi ... restoration SEARCH These are the shy, wild creatures from which were derived the domesticated ferrets. Polecats are seen, albeit only very occasionally, in many parts of Wales. They can grow up to 65cm long, including a tail of up to 19cm. The polecat is a strong swimmer and quite capable of catching fish to eat; however its diet consists mainly of small mammals, reptiles and any birds. Poultry farmers used to be seriously troubled with predation by polecats, but now polecat numbers are so few that they are generally of little concern to farmers. Melvin Grey photographed this fine young polecat specimen in West Wales. Information Centre Young People Visitor Information Teifi - Queen of Rivers ... Add or update details of a Fishery... SEARCH SITE MAP Add details of Accommodation... Updated: 23 September 2001

45. Wildlife Of Wales - Otters And Other Mammals Otters, water voles, bats and other mammals. wildlife index page wildlife index.Amphibians. Hedgehog Hedgehog. Mole Mole. polecat polecat. Brown rat Brown rat. http://www.fishing-in-wales.com/wildlife/mammals/

Otters, water voles, bats and other mammals Wildlife index Amphibians Birds Fishes Fungi ... restoration SEARCH There's a lot to see here, but even more at www.first-nature.com - more than 4000 pictures, identification, behaviour and habitat details of the wildlife, plants and fungi of mountains, moorland and meadows; woods and forests, rivers, lakes and shores. This identification guide has links to pages of information about mammals you will see around the lakes, rivers and shores of Wales. Water vole Lots of Bats Badger Otter Dormouse Red squirrel Fox Seal Hedgehog Mole Polecat Brown rat Shrew Mink Rabbit Request a Newsletter and angling guide to the River Teifi River Teifi Guide Book Matching the Hatch Fishing Wales Colour Brochure Information Centre Young People Visitor Information Llandysul A A - River Teifi ... *** LATEST NEWS *** SEARCH SITE MAP

46. Polecat 2 Mike Lane wildlife Photography pics pic picture ..www.naturephotography.co.uk/ polecat 2 Pictures available of most European wildlife and Worldwide http://nature-photography.co.uk/web site mammals pics p to z/pages/Polecat 2.htm

47. Polecat 1 Mike Lane wildlife Photography pics pic picture ..www.naturephotography.co.uk/ polecat 1 Pictures available of most European wildlife and Worldwide http://nature-photography.co.uk/web site mammals pics p to z/pages/Polecat 1.htm

48. Delv.co.uk: Animal Polecat Websites In The UK sh British wildlife This series of picture cards is offered in the eventuallyworking back to their original headquarters 12 THE polecat (Putorius putorius http://www.delv.co.uk/delvresult/animal polecat

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50. NFWS - Polecats Are Coming Back! The VWT polecat Report is available from The Vincent wildlife Trust, 10 LovatLane, London EC3R 8DN, price £6.00 to include post and packaging. http://www.nfws.net/polecats.htm

Homepage What is the N.F.W.S? N.F.W.S. Contacts Caring for your Ferret ... Site Map Polecats Are Coming Back! Dr Johnny Birks This is the overwhelming conclusion of a report published recently by The Vincent Wildlife Trust entitled The Distribution and Status of the Polecat Mustela putorius in Britain in the 1990s, by Johnny Birks and Andrew Kitchener. Covering many aspects of the ecology and conservation of wild polecats in Britain today, the report includes a review of previous distribution surveys, the findings of a new survey, development of a method to monitor variations in polecat abundance based on live-trapping by volunteers, and a description of polecat ecology on lowland farmland in England. There is much to interest the ferret-keeper in the report, including a whole chapter devoted to studies of the genetic and ecological relationships between polecats and ferrets in Britain. The 1990s polecat distribution survey involved collection of hundreds of polecat corpses, mostly recovered as road casualties. These were processed by the National Museums of Scotland where, among many valuable studies, work on the polecat/ferret relationship was carried out. Skins were scored and skulls measured from polecats and ferrets from many parts of Britain, and compared with those from 'pure' Welsh animals to determine where else true polecats still survived. Despite increasing evidence of hybridisation with ferrets as one moved east through the polecat's range, true Welsh-type animals were found throughout Wales, in the English Midlands, and in populations derived from reintroductions. True polecats are now re-established in the Midlands by natural spread at least as far east as a line through Macclesfield, Northampton and Oxford, and through reintroductions to Argyll, Cumbria, the Chilterns and parts of Hampshire and Wiltshire in central southern England.

51. The Czech Wildlife Protection Association installation of special nest boxes in farm buildings which prevent access to thenest by predators such as the polecat;. The wildlife Rescue Centre in Votice. http://www.ochranafauny.cz/english_4.html

THE CZECH WILDLIFE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION Did they survive the year 2000? Campaign leaflet Who are we? A profile of the Czech Nature Protection Association A selection of the projects of the CNPA Czech version A selection of the projects of the CNPA Project Tyto alba Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Status: Seriously endangered species. Up until recently a common species nesting in man-made buildings, especially churches, barns and other storage areas. With the introduction of agricultural chemicals used to kill small rodents, the barn owl has become one of our rarest owls. Another practice that has had a negative impact on barn owl populations is the blocking of entry points to church buildings in an attempt to deter pigeons from nesting in them. This prevents any species from making a nest site of such places, and has led to the loss of many traditionally safe nesting places used by the barn owl. The majority of barl owl pairs now nest in farm buildings. Unfortunately, due to the activity of man in the vicinity of nests and the predatory presence of the polecat, a common inhabitant of such buildings, regular losses of young birds occur. Practical measures taken to protect this species: The opening of church towers to allow the return of barn owls to known and safe nest-sites;

52. Coal Creek Wildlife-Black-footed Ferret The European polecat and the steppe polecat are the blackfooted ferret s closest Igot my information from wildlife IN DANGER published by the Colorado http://www.bvsd.k12.co.us/schools/coalcreek/wildlife/ferret.html

Masked Bandit of the Prairies by Michael, age 8 A black-foot ed ferret scurries across prairie dog colonies like a masked bandit, waiting for his prairie dog feast. Then he will take over the prairie dog's home, and use it for his home. Black-footed ferrets eat prairie dogs, mice, squirrels, gophers, rabbits, birds, lizards, eggs and sometimes insects. The European polecat and the steppe polecat are the black-footed ferret's closest relatives. The black-footed ferret is about 2 feet long. It has a black mask over its eyes, feet, shoulders and tail. Black-footed ferrets live all over the world except for Australia, Antarctica and most of the ocean islands. Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered species in the U.S.A. So please help save them. I got my information from BLACK-FOOTED FERRET by Denise Casey. Black-footed Ferret by Colby, age 9 Imagine going to the zoo and seeing something that is very thin and is about 24 inches long, it may be a ferret. Does it have black markings on its legs? Can you see a black mask over its eyes? If so, it probably is a black-footed ferret. An amazing fact about the black-footed ferret is that its one of the rarest mammals in North America. The ferret belongs to the weasel family. It is also related to ermine, martens, skunks and otters. They have a black mask over their eyes, black markings on their legs and a black tip on their tails. Males are usually larger than females. The only thing it eats are prairie dogs. It tracks its prey with its powerful sense of smell, then it pounces on its prey, gripping it with its feet. Its razor sharp teeth are great for cutting the meat. A ferret has one litter per year. The babies are born about 1 1/2 months after mating, usually 3-4 young in a litter.

53. Grand Teton National Park Activities - Climbing Camping Wildlife Requires about 2 hours. polecat Creek Loop Trail The trail follows a ridgeabove a marsh that provides habitat for ducks, swans and other wildlife. http://grandteton.wyomingnationalparks.com/park-activities.htm

BEST THINGS TO DO IN THE GRAND TETONS Easy Day Hikes Moderate Day Hikes Strenuous Day Hikes Ranger Lead Walks and Hikes ... Contact Information There is an abundance of Grand Teton National Park activities and endless possibilities for outdoor adventure for Wyoming visitors to the Grand Teton Park. From hiking and camping to driving and photographing the abundant wildlife and incredible vistas, there are activities and attractions for everyone. For the outdoor enthusiast, Grand Teton National Park is an outdoor playground. Hiking Grand Teton National Park offers multiple trails for day hikes. To hike safely in the mountains, stay on established trails, give horses the right of way on trails, bring drinking water with you, do not hike alone, practice bear etiquette, and be prepared with proper equipment. Pick up a map of trail locations at a visitor center. Trail conditions vary with the season. Valley trails may still have snow in early June, while upper trails may still have snow in early July. Easy Day Hikes Cunningham Cabin:

54. Welcome... Croeso... - Wildlife On Llyn LLYN wildlife. The polecat, Weasel and Stoat can often be seen dashing across thecountry lanes in pursuit of their next meal and Foxes boldly stalk in the http://www.llyn.info/wildlife/mammals.htm

Print This Page Bookmark this site! Email this page to a friend Y Pen Llyn ar un wefan! The Llyn Peninsula in one website! Croeso - Welcome Hafan/Home Wildlife: The Countryside Reptiles Mammals Birds ... Wildlife Photo Gallery Wildlife Links: Shearwater Cruises AONB - Llyn Fat Birder - Gwynedd Contact Us ... Contact Alan Site Search powered by FreeFind LLYN WILDLIFE Mammals In an area comprised of remote heath-lands with sandy tracts bordering on rich pastures, Rabbits thrive. Hedgehogs are a common sight and a multitude of Shrews and Voles frequent the hedgerows and dry-stone walls. It is not surprising, therefore, that the area boasts a thriving population of predators. The Polecat, Weasel and Stoat can often be seen dashing across the country lanes in pursuit of their next meal and Foxes boldly stalk in the fields and copses. Despite continued persecution, Badgers are firmly established in the region with a number of extensive set complexes being established in more remote areas. Otters seem to be on the comeback, particularly in the north-eastern part of the area. Traditional stone-built farmsteads, so common in the area, offer sanctuary to a number of bat species, predominantly the Pipistrelle, whose twilight fluttering is so much a part of the summer evening tranquillity of the Llyn.

55. Fish 12 Month Finding - Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Service These settlers noted the fisher s similarity to the European polecat, which was TheUS Fish and wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible http://sacramento.fws.gov/ea/news_releases/2004 News Releases/Fisher_12_Month_Fi

External Affairs Home External Affairs News Room Site Map ... About us FOREST PREDATOR IN TROUBLE, SERVICE FINDS West Coast population of the fisher will be added to candidate list April 8, 2004 News Release Federal Register Notice PDF TEXT photo info below For Immediate Release Contact for the news media Jim Nickles, 916/414-6572 The West Coast population of the fisher a medium-sized forest predator in the weasel family will become a candidate for threatened or endangered status, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. The Service announced that rather than list the fisher as a threatened or endangered species, its resources would be better spent on species at greater risk. Nevertheless, the Service will continue to support conservation efforts for the fisher. "We believe that the fisher faces biological threats that are sufficient to warrant listing," said Steve Thompson, manager of the Service's California-Nevada operations office. "However, we think the best use of our resources is to work with those parties interested in fisher conservation strategies, in an effort to eliminate the need for listing." The Service's formal finding after a 12-month study of the fisher's status was that listing this species is "warranted but precluded by other, higher priority listing actions." Under the Endangered Species Act, a warranted but precluded finding requires subsequent annual reviews. The reviews must be conducted either until a listing proposal is published, or until there is new information establishing that listing is no longer warranted.

56. Wildlife Photographer Mike Read Photo Library the full list exceeds 60,000 wildlife and landscape images. ThompsonÔs Gazelle female108D-5 Water Vole 52-D-3 Water Vole feeding 52-D-12 Western polecat 38-D http://www.mikeread.co.uk/photolist.htm

Birds Page 1 Birds Page 2 Birds Page 3 Mammals 1 ... Enquiry Form Mike Read Photo Library Site List the full list exceeds 60,000 wildlife and landscape images This is a small section of the photos available from Mikes Photo Library collection 1 BIRDS Aplomado Falcon 789-A-58 Baby Barn Owl 241-A-1025 Barn Owl 241-A-361 Barn Owl preening 241-A-1223 Black-chinned Hummingbird 778-A-20 Blue Tit 289-A-76 Blue Tits 289-A-148 Blue-footed Booby 816-A-70 Capercaillie male displaying 114-A-74 Curlew in flight 150-A-124 Dartford Warbler 352-A-7 Domestic Fowl; Cockerel 507-A-9 Dotterel with chick 142-A-61 Golden Eagle male 89-A-122 Golden Plover male on nest 140-A-68 Goldeneye male 60-A-21 Goshawk 94-A-11 Great Blue Heron 719-A-41 Great Crested Grebe 5-A-380 Great Spotted Woodpecker 263-A-181 Great Spotted Woodpecker male 263-A-153 Grey Plovers in flight 139-A-49 Greylag Geese at sunrise 75-A-64 Greylag Geese flying 75-A-112 Guillemots on sea 227-A-56 Killdeer beside water 141-A-20 Kingfisher 258-A-28 Kittiwakes nesting 211-A-76 Lapwing 133-A-79 Lapwing in flight 133-A-102 Little Owl 246-A-160 Long-eared Owl 248-A-53 Magificent Frigatebird pair 814-A-4 Oystercatchers flock 131-D-40 Oystercatchers in flight 131-A-64 Pheasant male calling 118-A-127 Pied Flycatcher male 368-A-234 Ptarmigan male 112-A-39 Puffin preening 230-A-159 Pyrrhuloxia female 754-A-43 Raven on table 279-A-110 Red Kite eye 95-a-650 Red Kite feather 95-A-533 Red Kite flying 95-A-94 Redshanks roosting 161-A-57

57. Wildlife Act 1953 protected although the Minister has the discretion to declare wildlife in this forthe purposes of farming, breeding, or selling , ferret, polecat, stoat or http://www.doc.govt.nz/About-DOC/002~Legislation/005~Wildlife-Act-1953.asp

Overview Legislation Concessions Contact Us ... Vacancies Legislation A Guide for Reserve Administering Bodies Conservation Act 1987 National Parks Act 1980 Reserves Act 1977 ... Tutae Ka Wetoweto Forest Bill Passed Wildlife Act 1953 The Wildlife Act deals with the protection and control of wild animals and birds and the management of game. The Act does not provide for a public process in decisions. For example, on licences for captive species, approval of deer farms or issue of wild animal recovery licences. Parts of the Act Part I - Protection of Wildlife The Act sets out in a series of schedules the levels of protection for different wildlife, listing those birds and animals which fall into each category. The categories are: Absolutely protected throughout New Zealand; Game - potentially this wildlife can be hunted within specified seasons, eg Canada goose, black swan, pukeko, mallard duck; Partially protected - if wildlife identified in this schedule causes damage or injury to land or to property on land (eg stock), the occupier, subject to the relevant regulations, can kill it. Includes black shag, harrier hawk and little owl; Able to be hunted - from time to time at the discretion of the Minister, eg black swan, mutton bird, pukeko, little shag, South Island weka;

58. Nebraska Game And Parks Commission - Wildlife Species Guide - Black-footed Ferre Siberian polecat fossils have been found in Pleistocene deposits in Alaska. Sylvaticplague is the wildlife version of bubonic plague that devastated the human http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/wildlife/ferret.asp

NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS COMMISSION Friday, June 11, 2004 HOME Search: Fishing Hunting State Parks Boating Your browser does not support script home wildlife Nebraska Wildife Species Guide Beaver Bobcat Black Bear Coyote ... Bighorn Sheep Black-footed Ferret A Threatened and Endangered species Description Habitat Status The black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) has been considered the most endangered mammal in North America for many years. Although it was probably never abundant, historically the ferret occurred throughout the Great Plains in 12 states and two Canadian provinces, from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains east to Nebraska and from southern Canada south to Texas. Ferrets were occasionally listed in fur company records from the upper Missouri River basin in the early to mid-1800s. The ferret was held in special regard by Native Americans, who used its pelts on headdresses and in religious ceremonies. The range of the black-footed ferret coincides closely with that of three species of prairie dogs on which the ferret depends for food and habitat. As the plains were settled and large tracts of prairie were plowed for farmland

59. The Distribution And Status Of The Polecat Mustela Putorius In Britain In The 19 the findings of a new distribution survey by The Vincent wildlife Trust (VWT) from andferal ferrets, and a description of recent studies on polecat ecology in http://www.jncc.gov.uk/species/mammals/trackingmammals/summary/polecat1990_summa

Home Search Reports The Distribution and Status of the Polecat Mustela Putorius in Britain in the 1990s The Distribution and Status of the Polecat Mustela Putorius in Britain in the 1990s Summary This report presents the results of five years of survey and research work on the polecat Mustela putorius in Britain. The main sections include a review of previous distribution surveys, the findings of a new distribution survey by The Vincent Wildlife Trust (VWT) from 1993-1997, the development of a method for monitoring polecats, a summary of the relationship between polecats and feral ferrets, and a description of recent studies on polecat ecology in Britain. The work reveals that the polecat's recolonisation of its former range is continuing, and the report makes recommendations for conservation action. The polecat still has a restricted distribution in Britain due to past heavy persecution associated with game preservation in the late 19th century. Having been apparently common and widespread in 1800, its range was dramatically reduced to a main strong-hold in mid-Wales by 1915. The subsequent decline in persecution pressure was matched by anecdotal evidence of a slow recovery, although incidental mortality due to commercial rabbit trapping is believed to have limited populations until the mid-1950s. Organised distribution-mapping of the polecat on a 10km square began in the late 1950s. A series of published maps tracked the expansion of the polecat's range in Wales and the Welsh borders from 93 10km squares occupied in 1962, to 245 in 1991. However, the rate of recorded range expansion declined after 1976, due probably to a reduction in recording effort. Notably, game keeping records from the 1980s suggest that distribution-mapping considerably underestimated the true extent of the polecat's range in the English Midlands at the time.

60. Eastern Steppe Of Mongolia: Sustaining Wildlife And Traditional Livelihoods wildlife Present. Mammals Mongolian gazelle, gray wolf, red deer, moose, Pallas cat, corsac fox, Siberian marmot, Daurian pika, marbled polecat,. http://wcs-old.atlasworks.com/home/wild/Asia/mongolia

Section Topics About WCS In the Wild In the Wild News Africa ... Contact Us Search our Site Eastern Steppe of Mongolia: Sustaining wildlife and traditional livelihoods HIGHLIGHTS Total Area 250,000 sq. km 96,500 sq. mi Habitat Types Steppe grasslands Wildlife Present Birds : Demoiselle crane, saker falcon, great bustard, golden eagle, steppe eagle, Siberian crane*, cinereous vulture Mammals : Mongolian gazelle, gray wolf, red deer, moose, Pallas' cat, corsac fox, Siberian marmot, Daurian pika, marbled polecat, WCS Involvement Since 1989 Contacts Peter Zahler Mongolia Program Coordinator pzahler@wcs.org Click here for a printable version of this page Make a Donation WCS in Mongolia The grassland steppe of Eastern Mongolia represents one of the largest intact grazing ecosystems remaining on the planet. Mongolian gazelle herds on the steppe represent the last great migration spectacle in Asia, and one of the largest in the world. WCS has been working on the Eastern Steppe since 1989 to promote conservation and management of the Mongolian gazelle and other wildlife. The Human Aspect Historically, human impact has been low on the Mongolian steppe, which is sparsely populated by nomadic herders. However, in recent years, nomadic pastoralists have become more sedentary, spending many months each year near towns and villages, instead of moving to new grazing areas in summer. This has led to overgrazing in some areas. Gazelle are hunted for both subsistence and commercial purposes, but past hunting practices have been poorly managed leading to the slaughter of tens of thousands of gazelles but little material benefit to the local people.

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