Niger

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 data on detailed characteristics and evolution of present or former gazelle and antelope habitat	CMS –SC	Niger, IUCN ASG
		2. Compile, on the basis of 1.1.1., a catalogue of habitat favouring management techniques	CMS- SC	Niger, IUCN ASG
		3. On the basis of 1.1.1, supplemented by data on the present distribution of suitable habitats or on the feasability of their restoration, locate favorable areas for those species. Of particular importance is the Termit region	Niger	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		4. Establish protected areas : in particular a protected area in the Termit region would be of the utmost importance for the persistence of populations of Oryx dammah, Addax nasomaculatus and Gazella dama in the wild.	Niger
		5. Develop protected areas management plans for these areas	Niger	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	Niger IUCN ASG
		2. Manage habitat to increase recruitment rates and decrease natural mortality	Niger	CMS-SC
		3. If reinforcement appropriate, acquire and perfect near site captive management techniques and release techniques. Study the feasability of pursuing Gadabedji regional center for captive breeding and reintroduction of sahelo-saharan antilopes project	Niger	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG, IUCN CBSG
		4. If reinforcement appropriate, locate compatible captive stock or investigate, with prudence, possibility of multiplication of remnant stock through captive breeding, followed by in-site release.	IUCN CBSG	CMS-SC, EAZA and AAZA
		5. Monitor consolidation or reinforcement results closely.	Niger
1. Restore range and numbers	3. Reintroduce populations Oryx dammah Gazella dama	1. Select reintroduction sites, prepare management plan, initiate management measures, conduct awareness campaigns, in particular in the Aïr-Tenere NNR for the rehabilitation of Oryx dammah.	Niger	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		2. Acquire and perfect near site captive management techniques as well as effective release techniques. Study the feasability of pursuing Gadabedji regional center for captive breeding and reintroduction of sahelo-saharan antilopes project	Niger	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG, IUCN CBSG
		3. Locate appropriate captive stock or investigate, with prudence, possibility of multiplication of remnant stock through captive breeding, followed by translocation in other sites.	IUCN CBSG	CMS-SC, EAZA and AAZA
		4. Monitor reintroduction results closely.	Niger
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	Niger	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 councel cooperants and other visitors 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 Aïr-Tenere NR and the Termit area, study their movements Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros	Niger	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
2. Reduce mortality		3. Estimate populations Gazella dorcas	Niger

2. Reduce mortality	3. Conserve relict habitats Oryx dammah Addax nasomaculatus Gazella dama Gazella leptoceros Gazella dorcas	1. Locate favorable areas of relict important habitats for the conservation of sahelo-saharan ungulates.	Niger	CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		2. Conduct education programs to combat, through collaboration with local communities, overgrazing by domestic stock.	Niger
		3. Secure protection, through collaboration with local communities, for inadequately protected areas of importance for desert antelopes.	Niger
		4. Establish protected areas in newly identified zones of importance for desert antelopes. Of particular importance would be a protected area established around the Termit massif .	Niger
		5. Establish transboundary protected areas where approriate to cover desert antelopes movements, in particular …..	Niger, Chad, Lybia, Mali, Algeria, Nigeria, Burkina Faso	CMS Secretariat, CMS-SC, IUCN ASG
		6. Develop management plans for protected areas. Determine and monitor all potential threats to desert antelopes habitats.	Niger
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.	Niger
		2. Assess hunting legislations ; improve them where necessary.	Niger
		3. Develop programs to enlist local communitites support and collaboration for the enforcement of desert habitat and desert antelope conservation.	Niger

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.	Niger
		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.	Niger	CMS Secretariat,CMS-SC