title: On the reintroduction of the Mhorr gazelle in Tunisia and Morocco.
abstract: The Mhorr gazelle (Gazella dama mhorr) became extinct in the wild in the 1960s. The current world zoo population amounts to some 240 animals, going back to only 12 founders. In a cooperate international operation Mhorr gazelles of European zoo populations were successfully reintroduced to national parks and nature reserves in Morocco and Tunisia in the years 1990/1992. The genetical and ecological prerequisites as well as the breeding aspects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Tierpark Hellabrunn, München, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wiesner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D005075:Biological Evolution; D017753:Ecosystem; D009018:Morocco; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D014416:Tunisia