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Procapra gutturosa (Pallas, 1777)
Synonym:
Family: Bovidae
Order: Artiodactyla
English: Mongolian gazelle
French: Gazelle de la Mongolie
Spanish: [...]
German: Mongoleigazelle (There's a German version of this page!)
Norwegian: Mongoliagaselle [?] (There's a Norwegian version of this page!)
Migration: intracontinental
Regions: [...]
CMS: NL
CITES: NL
RL1996: LR/nt
RL2000: LR/nt

map about the distribution of Procapra gutturosa 

“This monotypic species was formerly widely distributed throughout Mongolia (except SW desert), Northern China and Transbaikal. Bucks and goats form separate herds during summer, which unite as mixed herds for their annual winter migration. It still occurs in considerable numbers, especially in Dornod Aimag Province, Mongolia, where it is an important component of commercial hunting. The Mongolian Ministry for Nature and the Environment currently sets allowable harvest levels. Their statistics mentions an impressive number of 250,000-300,000 animals, which seems to be stable for Dornod Aimag. However, most biologists and local officials believe that gazelle numbers have decreased nationwide (Reading et al. 1998). Similarly, the range maps shown above indicate a considerable range contraction within a few decades. The interruption of traditional migration routes, in particular by fences along the Mongolian-Chinese border and a railroad in Mongolia, had a negative impact on the species (Lhagvasuren & Milner-Gerland 1997).
The species is not red-listed, and population numbers are large compared with threatened species, but natural disasters such as snow and steppe fires, together with epidemics, represent an important, stochastic source of mortality. The effect of such disasters is exacerbated by the disruption of migration, because animals cannot easily move to unaffected areas (Reading et al. 1998).
The mongolian gazelle is one of the better-known Asian antelopes. Among the rarer migratory Asian antelopes is the Chiru (Pantholops hodgsonii). This species is severly hunted for shaatoosh (fine shawls), but probably suffers from the mentioned disruptions of migration. Both species are candidates for listing within the Bonn Convention, to guarantee a sustainable use of these economically important species.”
Riede, K. (2001): Global Register of Migratory Species. Weltregister wandernder Tierarten. Münster (Landwirtschaftsverlag), p. 186-187

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