A Review on Distribution, Behavior, Population Status, And Conservation Issues of Menelik’s Bush Buck (Tragelaphus Scriptus Menelk)

Rabira Gonfa¹

Section:Review Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.7 , Issue.1 , pp.131-136, Feb-2020

Online published on Feb 28, 2020

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Abstract :
Menelk bush buck (Tragelaphus scriptus Menelk) is medium-sized herbivores. Their population number is confined to a few groups into sub-areas with criteria such as their good relationships and isolation. Anthropogenic disturbance and its impacts on biodiversity pose urgent challenges to biologists as we emphasized throughout this review. The main objective of this work is to review the distribution, behavior, Population status, and conservation issues of Menelk’s bush buck ( Tragelaphus scriptus Menelk). Causes of decrease in numbers seem to be related to the restricted habitat availability due to changes in human agro-pastoral activities, which resulted mainly in reduced day-cover availability and possibly reduced food base. This review concludes the basic aspects of Menelk bush buck distribution, ecology, nutritional habits and evaluates the main threats and destruction of Menelk bush buck management. Menelk bush buck seem to do well in moderately modified agro-systems with non- invasive human activities.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Conservation Distribution, Behavior, Minilik bush buck, Population

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