NATIVE WILDLIFE
EGYPT'S BIODIVERSITY
note: have received remarks from Mr. Wael Shohdi that the information hereunder in this link provided is not from a reliable source, example
Hartebeest, Tora has been last reported seen late 90's. This information is being checked.
source:
http://conservationoutdoors.org/species/gazella-leptoceros.htm
Endangered Species of Egypt
|
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
|
Group |
Status |
|
Gazella leptoceros |
|
Mammals |
EN | |
|
Alcelaphus buselaphus tora |
|
Mammals |
EN | |
|
Geronticus eremita |
|
Birds |
CR | |
|
Eretmochelys imbricata |
|
Reptiles |
CR |
|
VU = Vulnerable |
EN = Endangered |
CR = Critically Endangered |
EW = Extinct in the Wild |
The Egyptian Vulture
CITES -APENDICES ON THESE :
ยท Mongoose , Herpestes ICHNEUMON
IN CITES only apendix 3.MENTIONS MONGOOSE,.. and it only lists India species..
Herpestes edwardsi (India)
Herpestes fuscus (India)
H...erpestes javanicus
auropunctatus (India)
Herpestes smithii (India)
Herpestes urva (India)
Herpestes vitticollis (India)
no other mongooses are listed in appendices. Herpestes ICHNEUMON , THE EGYPTIAN SPECIES is not listed..
OPEN QUESTION: WHY IS NOT THE EGYPTIAN MONGOOSE HERPESETES ICHNEUMON NOT LISTED IN CITES APPENDICES??
- TORTOISE, Testudo kleinmanni
Kleinmann's Tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), often called Egyptian Tortoise and occasionally Leith's Tortoise. It is a critically endangered neck-hiding tortoise. Once more widespread, its numbers are now dwindling. The species is extinct in Egypt, and global extinction is a looming threat
CITES appendixes
Tortoises in APPENDIX 2:
...
Testudinidae spp. (Except the
species included in Appendix I. A
zero annual export quota has
been established for Geochelone
sulcata for specimens removed
from the wild and traded for
primarily commercial purposes)
TORTOISES IN APPENDIX 1:
Astrochelys radiata
Astrochelys yniphora
Chelonoidis nigra
Gopherus flavomarginatus
Psammobates geometricus
Pyxis arachnoides
Pyxis planicauda
Testudo kleinmanni
YES THIS EGYPTIAN TESTUDO KLEINMANNI IS ENDANGERED IN CITES APENDIX 1 LIST!
