Index of some articles about mammals in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Northwest African Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki) was filmed by remote cameras at the Ahaggar Cultural Park in the Algerian Sahara. For the first time in more than a decade, the Saharan Cheetah (a.k.a. Northwest African Cheetah) spotted again in the Ahaggar Mountains in Tamanrasset, southern Algeria. The news was announced today during a press conference …
Saharan Cheetah filmed at Ahaggar, southern Algeria Read More »
With the death of the last Mhorr Gazelle in the Bou Hedma National Park this year, the species becomes officially extinct in Tunisia. Dama gazelle (Nanger dama) is a Critically Endangered species endemic to the Sahel and Northwest Africa. Three subspecies are recognized, but only two are still surviving in the wild today (in Mali …
Over the past week, hundreds of wildfires have been ravaging several areas in Algeria. Hundreds of hectares of forest and private properties have been ravaged across several wilayas (provinces) of the centre-north and east, but Kabylie remains one of the most affected regions. In part of that region, the Bouira province “dozens of people were …
Barbary macaques burnt alive by Algeria wildfires Read More »
Sand cats found resting in Brown-necked Raven nests. This original and previously undocumented behaviour was discovered in Western Sahara, southern Morocco. During a naturalist trip in the Dakhla-Aousserd region in autumn 2018, Jean-Michel Bompar and his colleagues found three sand cats (Felis margarita) resting in the nests of Brown-necked Ravens (Corvus ruficollis). The nests were …
Sand Cats resting in bird nests built in tall Acacia trees Read More »
The elusive Sand Cat (Felis margarita) sighted in Merzouga region for the first time in almost three decades. The sand cat was observed and photographed on the evening of 23 February 2019 (photos below). According to the locals, the species has not been observed in the region of Merzouga since the 1990s. Exactly, the last …
In the Palearctic, the Striped Ground Squirrel is only present in Morocco. Despite being relatively large and diurnal, the species remained poorly known since it was discovered in the country. A new study shed more light on this mammal species. The striped ground squirrel (Euxerus erythropus) is widely distributed in the Sudano-Guinean savannah, between the …
Striped Ground Squirrel in Morocco – hidden in plain sight Read More »
Some mammal notes from the Aousserd region made by Prof. Abdeljebbar Qninba of the University Mohammed V-Rabat and the Association Nature Initiative (A.N.I.). These observations were made between 18 March and 6 April 2016 in the framework of the project on the “Inventory of Cultural and Natural Heritage of the Aousserd Province” run by the …
Mammal notes from the Aousserd region, southern Morocco Read More »
Jbel Moussa is known as a good point for observing bird migration crossing the Strait of Gibraltar between Africa and Europe. But it’s also known for its colony of the endangered Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus). The macaques inhabit the inaccessible parts of Jbel Moussa, but can easily be observed from the western and southern sides …
Barbary macaques and vultures at Jbel Moussa, Morocco Read More »
A serval (Leptailurus serval) was observed in the Middle Atlas in April 2014 by an amateur hiker named Salim Meghni. This is reportedly the first photo (see below) of this felid in the wild in Morocco. In the IUCN Red List of the species, Jdeidi et al. (2010) wrote: “North of the Sahara, there are …
Serval photographed in the Middle Atlas, Morocco Read More »
The African canid thought to be the same species as the ‘Golden Jackal’ inhabiting Eurasia is actually a different species. Research first found that it’s not a Golden Jackal but an ‘African Wolf’ (a subspecies of the Grey Wolf). A more detailed study three years later found that it’s an independent species not related to …
African golden wolf discovered in Morocco and Algeria Read More »