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Conservation strategies
- Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama) Conservation Strategy 2019 – 2028
- Multi-species action plan to conserve African-Eurasian vultures (Vultures MSAP)
- Conservation strategy and action plan for Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) in North Africa 2017 – 2026
- Slender-horned Gazelle Gazella leptoceros Conservation Strategy 2020-2029
- [French only] Plan d’action régional addax et gazelle dama 2018 – 2022
- [French only] Stratégie de conservation de la girafe d’Afrique de l’Ouest
- [French only] Stratégie de conservation de l’autruche d’Afrique du Nord (Struthio camelus camelus) au Niger
Peer-reviewed articles
Saving the Last West African Giraffe Population: A Review of Its Conservation Status and Management. 2024.
Gašparová, K.; Fennessy, J.; Moussa Zabeirou, A.R.; Abagana, A.L.; Rabeil, T.; Brandlová, K. Saving the Last West African Giraffe Population: A Review of Its Conservation Status and Management. Animals 2024, 14, 702. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14050702
Genetic diversity in global populations of the critically endangered addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and its implications for conservation. 2023.
Dicks, K. L., Ball, A. D., Banfield, L., Barrios, V., Boufaroua, M., Chetoui, A., Chuven, J., Craig, M., Faqeer, M. Y. A., Garba, H. H. M., Guedara, H., Harouna, A., Ivy, J., Najjar, C., Petretto, M., Pusey, R., Rabeil, T., Riordan, P., Senn, Taghouti E., Wacher T., Woodfine T., Gilbert, T. 2023. Genetic diversity in global populations of the critically endangered addax (Addax nasomaculatus) and its implications for conservation. Evolutionary Applications, 16, 111–125. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13515
Status of vultures in the Koutous Massif, Niger. 2023.
Pourchier, C., Zabeirou, A.R.M., Arkumarev, V. 2023. Status of vultures in the Koutous Massif, Niger. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, Suppl 17, in press. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/vulnew/article/view/258616/245960
Social development and biodiversity conservation synergies for the West African giraffe in a human-wildlife landscape. 2023.
Gašparová, K., Blanco, J., Glikman, J.A., Fennessy, J., Zabeirou, A. R. M., Mahamadou, A. R. A., Azihou, R., Rabeil, T., Brandlová, K. 2023.Social development and biodiversity conservation synergies for the West African giraffe in a human–wildlife landscape. Environmental Conservation. 2023;50(4):259-266. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892923000243
Following the White Vulture: Ethno-ornithology along the Flyway of the Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus). 2022.
Stara, K., Saravia-Mullin, S., Tsiakiris, R., Adefolu, S., Akyo, A., Akyol, R, İ., Asswad, N.G, Çetin, T., Dayyoub, M., Dushi, G., Ivande, S.T., Kordopatis, P., Kret, E., Özuslu, S., Petrovski, N., Simeonova, I., Spassova, Y., Qaneer, T.E., Pourchier, C., Saad, L.J, ElSafoury, H., Topi, M., Trajҫe, A., Ziu, D., Nikolov, S.C., 2022. Following the White Vulture: Ethno-ornithology along the Flyway of the Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus). Human egology, 50:725–738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-022-00340-6
Gazelle–livestock interactions and impact of water resource development in the Ouadi Rimé–Ouadi Achim Reserve, Chad. 2022.
Wacher, T., Amin, R., Newby, J., Hatcha, M., Abeye, K., Ali, H., Bourtchiakbe, S. Z., and Banlongar, F. N. 2022. Gazelle–livestock interactions and impact of water resource development in the Ouadi Rimé–Ouadi Achim Reserve, Chad. Oryx, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605321001629
Major Threats To A Migratory Raptor Vary Geographically Along The Eastern Mediterranean Flyway. 2021.
Oppel, S., Arkumarev, V., Bakari, S., Dobrev, V., Saravia-Mulllin, V., Adefolu, S., Sozuer, L. A., Apeverga, P.T., Arslan, Ş., Barshep, Y., Bino, T., Bounas, A., Cetin, T., Dayyoub, M., Dobrev, D., Duro, K., El-Moghrabi, L., Elsafoury, H., Endris, A., Asswad, N. G., Harry, J. H., Ivande, S. T., Jbour, S., Kapsalis, E., Kret, E., Mahamued, B. A., Manu, S. A., Mengistu, S., Zabeirou, A. R. M., Muhammad, S. I., Nakev, S., Ngari, A., Onoja, J., Osta, M., Ozuslu, S., Petrovski, N., Popgeorgiev, G., Pourchier, C., Ruffo, A., Shobrak, M., Sidiropoulos, L., Skartsi, Th., Sozuer, O., Stara, K., Tesfaye, M., Topi, M., Vavylis, D., Velevski, M., Vorpsi, Z., Wondafrash, M., Xeka, E., Yeniyurt, C., Yordanov, E., & Nikolov, S. C. 2021. Major Threats To A Migratory Raptor Vary Geographically Along The Eastern Mediterranean Flyway. Biological Conservation, 262, 109277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109277
Pursuit of ‘sustainable’ development may contribute to the vulture crisis in East Africa. 2021.
Oppel, S., Ruffo, A.D., Bakari, S., Tesfaye, M., Mengistu, S., Wondafrash, M., Endris, A., Pourchier, C., Ngari, A., Arkumarev, V., Nikolov, S.C. 2021. Pursuit of ‘sustainable’ development may contribute to the vulture crisis in East Africa. Bird Conservation International, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000307
An update of the geographical distribution of giraffe, Giraffa spp., throughout sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for conservation. 2019.
O’connor, D., Stacy-Dawes, J., Muneza, A., Fennessy, J., Gobush, K., Chase, M.J., Brown, M. B., Bracis, C., Elkan, P., Zabeirrou, A. R. M., Rabeil, T., Rubenstein, D., Becker, M. S., Phillips, S., Stabach, J. A., Leimgruber, P., Glikman, J. A., Ruppert, K., Masiaine, S., Mueller, T. 2019. An update of the geographical distribution of giraffe, Giraffa spp., throughout sub-Saharan Africa and its implications for conservation. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12165
Management background and release conditions, structure and post-release movements in reintroduced ungulates. 2019.
Mertes, K., Stabach, J. A., Songer, M., Wacher, T., Newby J., Chuven, J, Al Dhaheri, S., Leimgruber, P. and Monfort, S. 2019. Management background and release conditions, structure and post-release movements in reintroduced ungulates. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7: 470. http://doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00470
Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel. 2018.
Brito, J., Durant, S., Pettorelli, N., Newby, J., Canney, S., Algadafi, W., Rabeil, T., Crochet, P., Pleguezuelos, J., Wacher, T., De Smet, K., Gonçalves, D., Da Silva, M., Martínez-Freiría, F., Abáigar, T., Campos, J., Comizzoli, P., Fahd, S., Fellous, A., Malam Garba, H. H., Hamidou, D., Harouna A., Hatcha, M. H., Nagy, A., Luisa Silva, T., Saad Sow, A., Gomes Vale, C., Boratyński, Z., Rebelo, H. and Carvalho, S. B. (2018). Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel. Conservation Letters. 2018;11. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12446
First records of Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey for Chad. 2016.
Wacher, T. & Newby, J. 2016. First records of Chestnut Sparrow Passer eminibey for Chad. Bulletin of the African Bird Club Vol. 23 No. 2. pp. 217-218. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.310091
Desert antelopes on the brink: how resilient is the Sahelo-Saharan ecosystem? 2016.
Newby. J., Wacher, T., Durant, S. M., Pettorelli, N. & Gilbert, T. 2016. Desert antelopes on the brink: how resilient is the Sahelo-Saharan ecosystem? Antelope conservation in the 21st century: from diagnosis to action. Conservation Science and Practice Series. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. pp. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118409572.ch13
Innovation, traditional knowledge and awareness lead to good practices for avoiding biodiversity loss in the Sahara. 2014.
Thomas, R., Newby, J. & Harouna, A. 2014. Innovation, traditional knowledge and awareness lead to good practices for avoiding biodiversity loss in the Sahara. Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2014.936038
Splitting or Lumping? A Conservation Dilemma Exemplified by the Critically Endangered Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama). 2014.
Senn, H., Banfield, L., Wacher, T., Newby, J., Rabeil, T., Kaden, J., Kitchener, A. C., Abaigar, T., Luisa da Silva, T., Maunder, M. and Ogden, R. 2014. Splitting or Lumping? A Conservation Dilemma Exemplified by the Critically Endangered Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama). PLoS One, June 2104, Volume 9, Issue 6, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0098693
Herpetofauna of Termit Massif and neighbour areas in Tenere Desert, southeastern Niger, West Africa. 2014.
Ineich, I., Chirio, L., Ascani, M., Rabeil, T. and Newby, J. 2014. Herpetofauna of Termit Massif and neighbour areas in Tenere Desert, southeastern Niger, West Africa. Herpetology Notes, 7:375-390 .2014. https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:49545174
Earth observation: overlooked potential to support species reintroduction programmes. 2013.
Freemantle, T.P., Wacher, T., Newby, J. and Pettorelli, N. .2013. Earth observation: overlooked potential to support species reintroduction programmes. Afr. J. Ecol., 51: 482-492. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12060
Home, home on the range… 2014.
Newby, J. 2014. Home, home on the range… Oryx, 48(2), 157–158, Fauna & Flora International, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605314000143
Vulture observations in the Sahelian ones of Chad and Niger. 2013.
Wacher, T., Newby, J., Houdou, I., Harouna, A and Rabeil, T. 2013. Vulture observations in the Sahelian ones of Chad and Niger. Bulletin of the African Bird Club Vol. 20 No. 2. pp. 186-199. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.310024
Fiddling in biodiversity hotspots while deserts burn? Collapse of the Sahara’s megafauna. 2014.
Durant, S.M., Wacher, T., Bashir, S., Woodroffe, R., De Ornellas, P., Ransom, C., Newby, J., Abáigar, T., Abdelgadir, M., El Alqamy, H., Baillie, J., Beddiaf, M., Belbachir, F., Belbachir-Bazi, A., Berbash, A.A., Bemadjim, N.E., Beudels-Jamar, R., Boitani, L., Breitenmoser, C., Cano, M., Chardonnet, P., Collen, B., Cornforth, W.A., Cuzin, F., Gerngross, P., Haddane, B., Hadjeloum, M., Jacobson, A., Jebali, A., Lamarque, F., Mallon, D., Minkowski, K., Monfort, S., Ndoassal, B., Niagate, B., Purchase, G., Samaïla, S., Samna, A.K., Sillero-Zubiri, C., Soultan, A.E., Stanley Price, M.R. and Pettorelli, N. 2014. Fiddling in biodiversity hotspots while deserts burn? Collapse of the Sahara’s megafauna. Diversity and Distributions: A Journal of Conservation Biogeography. 20 (1):114–122. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12157
Forgotten Biodiversity in Desert Ecosystems. 2012.
Durant, S. M., Pettorelli, N., Bashir, S., Woodroffe, R., Wacher, T., De Ornellas, P., Ransom, C., Abáigar, T., Abdelgadir, M., El Alqamy, H., Beddiaf, M., Belbachir, F., Belbachir-Bazi, A., Berbash, A. A., Beudels-Jamar, R., Boitani, L., Breitenmoser, C., Cano, M., Chardonnet, P., Collen, B., Cornforth, W. A., Cuzin, F., Gerngross, P., Haddane, B., Hadjeloum, M., Jacobson, A., Jebali, A., Lamarque, F., Mallon, D., Minkowski, K., Monfort, S., Ndoassal, B., Newby, J., Ngakoutou, B. E., Niagate, B., Purchase, G., Samaïla, S., Samna, A. K., Sillero-Zubiri, C., Soultan, A. E., Stanley Price, M. R., Baillie, J. E. M. 2012. Forgotten Biodiversity in Desert Ecosystems. Science Vol. 336, 15 June 2012, p. 1379. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.336.6087.1379
The Fall and Rise of the Scimitar-horned Oryx. 2012.
Gilbert, T., Woodfine, T., Houston, E. W., Newby, J. and Zahzah, K. 2012. The Fall and Rise of the Scimitar-horned Oryx. WAZA Magazine. Vol. 13/2012, pp. 25-28. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118409572.ch14
Phylogeographic analysis of nuclear and mtDNA supports subspecies designations in the ostrich (Struthio camelus). 2010.
Miller, J. M., Hallager, S., Monfort, S. L., Newby, J. E., Bishop, K., Tidmus, S. A., Black, P., Houston, E. W., Matthee, C. A. and Fleischer, R. C. 2010. Phylogeographic analysis of nuclear and mtDNA supports subspecies designations in the ostrich (Struthio camelus). Conserv Genetic. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-010-0149-x
Saving the world’s largest bird. The ostrich recovery project in Niger. 2008.
Bishop, K., Black, P., Fleischer, R., Hallager, S., Houston, B., Mace M., Monfort, S., Newby, J. and Tidmus, S. 2008. Saving the world’s largest bird. The ostrich recovery project in Niger. Connect. September 2008: 18-21.
Saving the addax. 2006.
Newby, J. E. 2006. Saving the addax. Conservation News. Oryx, 40(3): 256. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605306001062
The Massif du Termit: the last sanctuary for Sahelo-Saharan wildlife? 2005.
Claro, F., Newby, J. (2005). The Massif du Termit: the last sanctuary for Sahelo-Saharan wildlife? Oryx, 39 (2), p. 122-123. ISSN 0030-6053.
The Sahara Conservation Fund. Conservation News. 2005.
Newby, J. E. 2005. The Sahara Conservation Fund. Conservation News. Oryx. 2005;39(2):120-127. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605305000323
Technical reports
Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2023 Annual Report
Sahara Conservation. 2024. Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2023 Annual Report. Sahara Conservation.
Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2022 Annual Report
Sahara Conservation. 2023. Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2022 Annual Report. Sahara Conservation.
Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2021 Annual Report
Sahara Conservation. 2022. Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2021 Annual Report. Sahara Conservation.
Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2020 Annual Report
Sahara Conservation. 2021. Chad Oryx Reintroduction Project 2021 Annual Report. Sahara Conservation.
Reintroduction of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx Oryx dammah to Chad. Project Development and Preparatory Fieldwork In the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, March & September 2013
Newby, J., Wacher, T., Hatcha, M. H., Ligneureux, L., Pusey, R. & Rabeil, T. 2013. Reintroduction of the Scimitar-Horned Oryx Oryx dammah to Chad. Project Development and Preparatory Fieldwork In the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, March & September 2013. SCF Technical Report, Sahara Conservation Fund.
Atelier technique sur la réintroduction de l’oryx algazelle dans la Réserve de Faune de Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim, Tchad : Rapport d’Atelier.
Bemadjim, N. E., J. Newby, A. Desbiez, C. Lees, and P. Miller (Éditeurs). 2012. Atelier technique sur la réintroduction de l’oryx algazelle dans la Réserve de Faune de Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim, Tchad : Rapport d’Atelier. IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Apple Valley, MN, USA and Sahara Conservation Fund, L’Isle, Switzerland.
Reconnaissance survey of the Ouadi Rimé- Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad.
Wacher, T., Newby, J. 2012. Reconnaissance survey of the Ouadi Rimé- Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad. April 2012. SCF/Pan Sahara Wildlife Survey. SCF/PSWS Technical Report No. 11. July 2012, cover + iii + 41 pp. + 10 plates. Sahara Conservation Fund.
Wildlife and land use survey of the Ouadi Rimé- Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad (Part II).
Wacher, T., Newby, J., Molcanova, R., Bourtchiakbe, S., and Hassan, M. (2012) Wildlife and land use survey of the Ouadi Rimé- Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad (Part II). September 2011 SCF/Pan Sahara Wildlife Survey. Technical Report No. 7. November 2011, v + 70 pp.+ 14 plates. Sahara Conservation Fund.
PSWS Technical Report 6. Summary of results and achievements of the Pilot Phase of the Pan Sahara Wildlife Survey 2010-2011.
Wacher, T. & Newby, J. 2011. PSWS Technical Report 6. Summary of results and achievements of the Pilot Phase of the Pan Sahara Wildlife Survey 2010-2011. Sahara Conservation Fund. ii +33 pp. with Annexes.
Wildlife survey of the Ouadi Rimé – Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad (Part I). SCF/Pan Saharan Wildlife Survey
Wacher, T., Newby, J, Bourtchiakbe, S, and Banlongar, F. 2010. Wildlife survey of the Ouadi Rimé- Ouadi Achim Game Reserve, Chad (Part I). SCF/Pan Saharan Wildlife Survey. Technical Report No. 5. March 2011, vi+ 79 pp. Sahara Conservation Fund.
Wildlife and land use survey of the Manga and Eguey regions, Chad. Pan Saharan Wildlife Survey.
Wacher, T. & Newby, J. 2010. Wildlife and land use survey of the Manga and Eguey regions, Chad. Pan Saharan Wildlife Survey. Technical Report No. 4. August 2010, vi + 70 pp. Sahara Conservation Fund.