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July 4, 2023

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Categories: Blog, Stories

Découvrez ci-dessous le 5e article de Sandscript #31

Zone sahélo-saharienne par excellence, la réserve de faune de Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim (RFOROA) abrite de nombreuses zones humides saisonnières, le long des principales lignes de drainage (oueds), notamment des points d’eau et petits lacs pendant la brève saison des pluies, qui dure trois mois. read more

June 1, 2023

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Categories: Blog, Stories

Dear readers,

We are really happy to introduce you to the 31st issue of Sandscript, the bi-annual publication of Sahara Conservation!

This issue is celebrating the amazing diversity of birds, large and small, that inhabit the Sahel and Sahara or pass through on their annual migrations. read more

November 14, 2022

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Categories: Blog, Stories

Read here the fifth article of Sandscript 30th issue

The tele-anesthesia and chemical immobilization of wild antelopes that the Government of Chad, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and Sahara Conservation strive to conserve falls under the responsibility of EAD veterinarians. The ultimate goal is to safely anesthetize individual animals from a distance to allow veterinarians and researchers to undertake the required procedures. read more

November 9, 2022

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Categories: Blog, Stories

Read here the fourth article of Sandscript 30th issue

Humans have been translocating animals around for thousands of years. Initially for food and fiber, more recently for conservation. Sometimes, this can be as simple as encouraging a herd to walk in the direction you need or putting a lead rope or leash on an animal and leading it where you need it to go.
Sometimes, particularly with wild hoofstock, it can be a lot more complicated than that! read more

October 26, 2022

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Categories: Blog, Stories

Read here the third article of Sandscript 30th issue

Since 2016, the Government of Chad and the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), with the participation of Sahara Conservation, have been translocating scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah), addax (Addax nasomaculatus), and dama gazelles (Nanger Dama) from the United Arab Emirates to Chad, into the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Game Reserve. For this project to be a success, preventive medical protocols and treatments had to be set up and applied to the three ungulate species. read more