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Oryx dammah, Addax nasomaculatus, Gazella dama, Gazella leptoceros, Gazella dorcas

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1. Restore range and numbers	1. Conserve or restore potential habitats in areas of former occurrence Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros	1. Compile historical data on habitat preference in present and historical range	CMS –SC	Chad, IUCN ASG
		2. Complete, on the basis of 1.1.1., catalogue of habitat favouring management techniques	CMS- SC	Chad, IUCN ASG
		3. On the basis of 1.1.1, supplemented by data on the present distribution of suitable habitats or on the feasibility of their restoration, complete location of favourable areas in particular in Kanem, Batha, Borkou, Ennedi and Tibesti prefectures.	Chad	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		4. Establish protected areas in the Tibesti area for Gazella leptoceros; the rehabilitation of the existing Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim Reserve is of the utmost importance for the persistence of Oryx dammah, Addax nasomaculatus, and Gazella dama populations in the wild.	Chad
		5. Develop management plans for these protected areas	Chad	CMS- SC

1. Restore range and numbers	2. Consolidate or Reinforce populations Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros	1. Analyse population dynamics and limiting factors of remnant populations	CMS-SC	Chad IUCN ASG
		2. Manage habitat to increase recruitment rates and decrease mortality : the rehabilitation of the Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim FR is of the utmost importance for the persistence of Oryx dammah, Addax nasomaculatus, and Gazella dama populations in the wild ; the Reserve should be specifically managed for the consolidation or the reinforcement of viable populations of those species	Chad	CMS-SC
		3. If reinforcement appropriate, acquire and perfect near site captive management techniques and release techniques, taking into account recommendations of 1989 Aridland Antelope Workshop (CBSG).	Chad	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG, IUCN CBSG
		4. If reinforcement appropriate, locate compatible captive stock.	IUCN CBSG	CMS-SC, EAZA and AAZA
		5. Monitor consolidation or reinforcement results closely.	Chad
1. Restore range and numbers	3. Reintroduce populations Oryx dammah (if no remnant nucleus can be found)	1. Select reintroduction sites, prepare management plan, initiate management measures, conduct awareness campaigns. Ouadi Rimé-Ouadi Achim NNR, if rehabilitated, is an obvious reintroduction site for Oryx dammah.	Chad	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		2. Acquire and perfect near site captive management techniques as well as effective release techniques.	Chad	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG, IUCN CBSG
		3. Locate appropriate captive stock.	IUCN CBSG	CMS-SC, EAZA and AAZA
		4. Monitor reintroduction results closely.	Chad

2. Reduce mortality	1. Increase public awareness Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	1. Conduct education programmes for local communities to increase consciousness and appreciation of heritage, and integrate those communities into conservation projects from the start	Chad	CMS- SC
		2. Provide documentation destined for tour operators to limit irresponsible hunting, killing or harassment	All Parties to CMS	CMS Secretariat
		3. Provide information to diplomatic services to help them counsel cooperants to curb poaching and other disturbances	All Parties to CMS	CMS Secretariat
		4. Locate companies that employ cooperants susceptible of presenting a considerable threat and enlist their assistance in curbing detrimental activities	All Parties to CMS	CMS Secretariat
2. Reduce mortality	2. Census populations Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	1. Locate and evaluate remnant antelope populations in particular in the Tibesti massif, the Ennedi, Djourab, Mourdi areas, and study their movements, for Addax nasomaculatus, Gazella dama, Gazella leptoceros and possibly for Oryx dammah	Chad	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
2. Reduce mortality		3. Estimate populations Gazella dorcas	Chad

2. Reduce mortality	3. Conserve relict habitats Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	1. Locate favourable areas of relict important habitats for the conservation of gazelles and antelopes.	Chad	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		2. Conduct education programs to combat, through collaboration with local communities, overgrazing by domestic stock.	Chad
		3. Secure protection, through collaboration with local communities, for inadequately protected areas of importance for desert antelopes.	Chad
		4. Establish protected areas in zones of importance for desert antelopes and gazelles.	Chad
		5. Establish transboundary protected areas where approriate to cover desert antelopes movements.	Chad, Niger, Lybia, Sudan	CMS Secretariat, CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		6. Develop management plans for these protected areas.	Chad
2. Reduce mortality	4. Enact and enforce legislative measures Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	1. Consolidate, through legal measures, the protection of areas of importance for desert antelopes.	Chad
		2. Assess hunting legislation; improve them where necessary.	Chad
		3. Develop programs to enlist local community support and collaboration for the enforcement of desert habitat and desert antelope conservation.	Chad

3. Enhance international cooperation	1. Improve exchange of information and technical expertise Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	1. Designate national co-ordinators with responsibility for liaising with counterparts in other Range States and with co-operating organizations.	Chad
		2. Provide central co-ordination of information exchange	CMS- SC	CMS Secretariat
		3. Organize regular meetings of African desert antelopes Range States.	CMS Secretariat	CMS-SC
		4. Provide technical training for field staff.	CMS Parties	CMS Secretariat,CMS-SC
3. Enhance international cooperation	2. Raise funds for conservation programmes Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	Develop comprehensive project proposals, both on country basis and transborder programs, for submission to appropriate agencies.	Chad	CMS Secretariat, CMS-SC